Nice to see this fungi growing on an area of bare #peat on Beinn-y-Phott 😀 Not sure what it is though, so if anyone has any ideas please let us know! 🍄
Bog beacons brightening up the bog 😍
This #fungus is only found in really wet areas and is scarce 💦 It feeds on rotting leaves, mosses and algae, breaking them into compounds that provide nutrients for other plants 🌿 They have a whitish stem, which is hidden under the water in this photo.
Not long now until the hills turn white with fluffy cottongrass seed heads 😍
Cottongrass loves wet, peaty habitats and spreads by seed and by underground rhizomes. It is particularly good for covering areas of bare peat and providing shelter for sphagnum moss to become established 🌿
Not long now until the hills turn white with fluffy cottongrass seed heads 😍
Cottongrass loves wet, peaty habitats and spreads by seed and by underground rhizomes. It is particularly good for covering areas of bare peat and providing shelter for sphagnum moss to become established 🌿
Today is hot hot hot 🥵 Luckily most of our shallow #peatland pools are still wet 💦 which is great news for invertebrates and birds 😊
Some lovely finds today while surveying a site 😊 This unassuming hummock of sphagnum moss was home to carnivorous sundews, several orchids and a tiny lesser twayblade 😍 It's amazing what you can find when you look closely! 🌿
The weather is looking lovely this weekend, so if you're heading for the hills, or just fancy finding out about #peatland wildlife, have a listen to the Wild Thing podcast from Manx Radio 😊 We've also included a link on our website 👇
www.manxpeat.org/media
Time for a yarn? Could local wool 🐏be returned to the #Manx hills to help with #peatland restoration? That’s what we’re hoping to find out by trialling wool logs on our restoration sites. Read all about it in our latest blog 🧐👇
www.manxpeat.org/blog/time-fo...
Thanks to the lovely people who joined us for a guided walk around one of our peatland restoration sites on Wednesday 😍
We discussed #peatlands, their #wildlife, their historical and cultural importance, and were treated to a visit by a male hen harrier 😊
The weather wasn't too bad either😉
The #peat at this site was historically cut for fuel, leaving bare eroding 'peat pans'. We used a digger for reprofiling then got to work by hand, with lots of help from volunteers 🙏
It will be several years before we really start to see the impact of the work, but initial signs are promising 😊
Could local wool be returned to the hills to help with restoration work?
