Peatland Restoration at Tor Royal Bog

By Helen Bruce | March 29, 2025 |

Tor Royal Bog, just outside of Princetown, is the single example of a raised bog on Dartmoor. This important habitat is created when the peat deposit forms a smooth dome, raised higher than the surrounding water table, becoming fed by rainwater rather than groundwater. Tor Royal Bog covers approximately 8 hectares and is designated as…

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SWPP Global Good Award

By Helen Bruce | October 10, 2024 |

South West Peatland Partnership has recently been awarded a gold award in the Wild World: Recover, regenerate, rewild at the Global Good Awards. The SWPP is a collaboration between local and regional government agencies, non-governmental organisations, businesses, landowners, commoners and farmers. They’re working together across the UK’s South West to reduce further degradation to peatlands…

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