NEWS
UN Agency Publishes “Peatland Mapping and Monitoring Guidelines”
Date: May 6, 2020
Note: Please be aware that links on this page take you to third party websites. The FAO (Food & Agriculture Organisation), a United Nations agency, has launched “Peatland Mapping and Monitoring Guidelines”, a practical publication that provides technical information about the world’s peatlands and recommendations on how to manage them properly. Peatlands cover only 3% […]
The Language of the Peat
Date: April 29, 2020
Have you ever thought about the language of the peat? Words that entered the English language from ancient descriptions of peatland, words like… Bog – an area of soft, wet muddy ground, or a short version of ‘peatbog’ – the Marches Mosses itself. It comes from the 14th century Middle Irish ‘bocc’. We […]
Bird Quiz Answers Fly In!
Date: April 23, 2020
The Marches Mosses remain closed, but we’ve opened the big box of bird quiz answers for you here. Take a look at these beautiful photos taken by Stephen Barlow: The quiz: Scroll down for the answers:
Wordsearch Solved!
Date: April 22, 2020
It’s time for the big reveal – the answers to the Peatlands Wordsearch. If you’re still working on it, look away now. If you’ve solved the it, let us know how many you found!
Name That Bird! Last Call to Solve!
Date: April 21, 2020
The Marches Mossess remain closed, but here’s one last call to solve the Name That Bird! quiz. We’ll post the answers later this week. Good naming!
