Diolch yn fawr (thank you very much) IUCN UK Peatland Programme and the peatland community for another incredible conference in Swansea!
With the theme ‘Peatlands Under Pressure’, the programme was packed with informative plenary sessions, workshops, and site visits.
This event is invaluable to understanding the work that still needs to be done to protect our precious peatlands. We look forward to sharing knowledge, connecting and ceilidh-ing the night away again next year!
We’ve been developing something exciting at BeadaMoss – a modified planting machine designed specifically for Sphagnum moss restoration.
Built from a vegetable planting system and adapted for peatland conditions, this machinery has the potential to:
Significantly increase planting speed
Operate without PTO or electricity
Free up skilled teams to focus on more complex terrain
Early upland trials have successfully handled tougher ground, including heather debris.
Now, we’re looking to take the next step.
We’re inviting partners to trial the machine in real-world restoration settings.
We’re particularly interested in:
Upland testing (including the three-row setup)
Higher-density planting approaches
Combined planting (e.g. Sphagnum + cotton grass)
This is a chance to:
Get early access to new restoration technology
Help shape the next iteration of the machine
Contribute to scaling peatland restoration in a meaningful way
If you’re working in restoration and would like to be involved, let’s talk.
We swapped our office and greenhouse for wellies and a day of planting on Hartoft Rigg last week!
It was so rewarding to plant BeadaHumok® Sphagnum plugs and cottongrass for a peatland restoration project on Hartoft Rigg, as well as spending time with our friends from North York Moors National Park. Thank you Ed and Becky for having us!
