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An endangered ecological feature of growing importance, England’s peaty soils have been comprehensively surveyed by an ...
Natural England has unveiled a long-anticipated update to the mapping of England’s peatlands, offering an enhanced picture of ...
Natural England has published a new, long-awaited England peat map, providing a major update on the purported extent, depth and condition of peaty soils across England.
Scientists have used satellite imagery, artificial intelligence and in-depth data analysis to create the most complete map of England's peatland and peaty soils to date, the Department for Environment ...
It said the England Peat Map, which is available as open source on GOV.UK, is the most complete on England’s peatlands to data and one of the world’s most comprehensive. Its outputs include maps on ...
Pioneering mapping data shows 80% of England’s peatlands are dry and degraded - As vital carbon sinks, healthy peatlands can help tackle climate change, reduce flood risk, improve water quality and ...
The National Soil Inventory was made to obtain an unbiased estimate of the distribution of the soils of England and Wales and of the chemistry of the topsoil (0–15 cm depth) 10. Samples were ...
Work is being done to repair the damage done to peatlands on Dartmoor New mapping data has shown 80% of England's peatlands to be dry and damaged. The government said the findings, shown on an ...