WATCH WEBINAR | For Peat's Sake: Upland Restoration in Action
Steve Charles, volunteer coordinator of our Mend Our Mountain conservation volunteer days, is talks for a fascinating hour on how BMC volunteers are repairing footpaths, helping restore damaged upland landscapes and fighting the climate crisis.
Why are BMC volunteers knocking over cairns? Why should people care about moss and "for peat’s sake" What is so distressing about moorland rhododendrons?
Topics covered:
- Challenges to the upland environment
- Mend Our Mountains and ‘Get Stuck In’ initiatives
- How sheep wool can be used in path repair
- The controversial topic of cairn scattering
- Restoring our peatlands
About the BMC Access Network:
Established in 2022 to support BMC volunteers involved with our access, conservation and environmental work through monthly online seminars / Q&A sessions with expert external guest speakers on wide-ranging topics from sea eagle re introduction, to quarrying policy & practice and the spread of ticks in the uplands. Steve's session will be #28 in the series.
About the speaker:
Steve is a recently retired eye surgeon based in South Manchester and with a passion for the hills, mountains, ski touring and upland conservation.