Richard Lindsay

Paludiculture in the UK: A Paradigm Shift in Agricultural Practice and Farmers’ Perceptions

Fatemeh Khosravi, Jack Clough, Richard Lindsay

Shifting from drainage-based agriculture to paludiculture - that is, farming on rewetted peatlands - is one of the biggest opportunities for carbon farming and achieving net zero. By maintaining productivity without draining peat soils, paludiculture significantly reduces GHG emissions through the prevention …

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Active afforestation of drained peatlands is not a viable option under the EU Nature Restoration Law

Gerald Jurasinski, Alexandra Barthelmes, Kenneth A. Byrne, Bogdan H. Chojnicki et autres

Abstract The EU Nature Restoration Law (NRL) is critical for the restoration of degraded ecosystems and active afforestation of degraded peatlands has been suggested as a restoration measure under the NRL. Here, we discuss the current state of scientific evidence on the …

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Blanket bogs exhibit significant alterations to physical properties as a result of temporary track removal or abandonment

Jessica Williams‐Mounsey, Alistair Crowle, Richard Grayson, Richard Lindsay et autres

Abstract Temporarily consented tracks made from high‐density polyethylene (HDPE) mesh have been used to mitigate both the physical and ecological impacts on peatlands from low‐frequency vehicle usage. However, the impacts of mesh track removal or abandonment at the end of the consented …

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Managing UK upland peat for greenhouse gas removal

Martin Evans, Jonathan P. Ritson, Rebecca Self, Fred Worrall et autres

Much of UK upland peat is in a drained and/or degraded state, meaning it is a net source of CO2 emissions to the atmosphere. Typical restoration methods, such as rewetting, can improve this, however most restoration projects only achieve a lowering or …

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The use of historical accounts of species distribution to suggest restoration targets for UK upland mires within a ‘moorland’ landscape

Jonathan P. Ritson, Richard Lindsay

Using contemporary accounts of vegetation in the South Pennine landscape of northern England from the late 18th century to the present day, we describe the degradation and subsequent partial recovery of these upland mire systems in terms of their vegetation biodiversity. The …

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Surface structure on abandoned upland blanket peatland tracks

Jessica Williams‐Mounsey, Alistair Crowle, Richard Grayson, Richard Lindsay et autres

Temporary permissions are often granted for track use on peatlands. However, even when peatland track designs attempt to minimise environmental impacts via use of mesh systems, such linear disturbances may have persistent impacts. We evaluated the surface peatland structure of five abandoned …

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Burning on Blanket Bog: Part 2 - Recovery Pathways

Richard Lindsay

This animation demonstrates the differing pathways of recovery that may be observed, or stimulated, following cessation of burning on damaged blanket mire habitat. This follows “Part 1: Effects of burning”. Both animations, created using Blender 3D animation software and based on evidence …

Raised bog formation

Richard Lindsay

A video created by Richard Lindsay, University of East London, explains how raised bogs are formed.

Burning on Blanket Bogs: Part 1 - Effects of Fire

Richard Lindsay

This animation is based largely on evidence from the experimental plots established on blanket bog at Hard Hill, Moor House National Nature Reserve, in 1954 (Hard Hill experimental plots on Moor House – Upper Teesdale National Nature Reserve - A review of …

Geo‐hydromorphological assessment of Europe's southernmost blanket bogs

Guaduneth Chico, Ben Clutterbuck, Jack Clough, Richard Lindsay et autres

Abstract Blanket bogs are a globally rare type of ombrotrophic peatland internationally recognized for long‐term terrestrial carbon storage, the potential to serve as carbon sinks, habitat provision and for their palaeoenvironmental archive. This habitat is protected in the European Union under the …

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Explaining the impacts of draining peatland on carbon emissions, hydrology & peat structure

Richard Lindsay

Animated video illustrating the multiple effects of peatland drainage including implications for carbon emissions. This video is part of a suite of training materials produced by the IUCN UK Peatland Programme and the University of East London, working in partnership for peatlands.

Peatland Training Programme – Part 1

Richard Lindsay

This peatland training programme consists of published documents, Powerpoints and 3D animations that are almost all accessible through the University of East London Open Access Repository, specifically within my section of that repository, or via the IUCN UK Peatland Programme website, so …