For thousands of years, peatlands have stretched across Yorkshire. Our most ancient and iconic landscapes should be a mosaic of vibrant greens, reds and purples. Instead, they are a brown and broken wasteland.

We're already restoring over 30,000 hectares across the length and breadth of Yorkshire, but there's still a long way to go.

To ensure the survival of these vital and ancient habitats, we must annually raise £100,000 just to put our team on the ground.

Help us give peat a chance before it’s too late.

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These are landscapes upon which our future depends...

• Globally, peatlands are the largest store of carbon on land. The carbon locked in peat is estimated to be twice that stored in all the forests across the world.
• Around 27% of the UK's upland blanket bog is in North Yorkshire, making it all our responsibilities to protect.
• It is estimated that over 27 million tonnes of carbon is stored in Yorkshire's peatlands alone.
• Upland peat serves as an important flood defence by slowing the downward flow of water, reducing the risk of flooding in Yorkshire's valleys.
• Peatlands are home to iconic wildlife. Curlew, golden plover, common lizards and field voles all call these incredible landscapes home.