Rewilding project aims to restore peatland — SkimNews
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- Cumbria Wildlife Trust began work to restore 435 hectares (1,077 acres) of damaged peatland.
- The Skiddaw Forest project includes repairing a 6km (3.7-mile) boundary fence.
- Skiddaw Forest holds one of the Lake District’s largest continuous areas of blanket bog and acts as a huge carbon store.
- Susie Webb said improved peatlands will slow water flowing off the fells, helping protect downstream communities from flooding.
- Skiddaw Forest will remain open to the public throughout the three-to-four-month project.
- Susie Webb expects more sundews, sphagnum mosses and dragonflies, with snipe also benefiting from the rewetted ground.
Why it matters: For downstream communities, the 435-hectare restoration is intended to support flood protection: Susie Webb says improved peatlands slow water off the fells. Skiddaw Forest also holds one of the Lake District’s largest continuous blanket-bog areas and acts as a huge carbon store.
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