# Rewilding project aims to restore peatland

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/rewilding-project-aims-to-restore-peatland/
- Published: 2026-10-31T06:58:30+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-31T07:08:20+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Science (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crq8nw0q7d5ko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Art, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, Environment, Science

## Key points

- 435 hectares of damaged peatland are being restored.
- The £520,000 project should help slow water runoff.
- Rewetted ground is expected to support plants and wildlife.

## Summary

Cumbria Wildlife Trust has begun restoring 435 hectares of damaged peatland at Skiddaw Forest in the Lake District. The work aims to improve a major carbon store and help slow water flowing off the fells, which could reduce flood risk for downstream communities while supporting wildlife.

The scheme is funded by a £520,000 grant and is expected to take three to four months. It also includes repairs to a 6km boundary fence, with public access remaining open. The trust expects wetter ground to benefit plants such as sundews and sphagnum mosses, dragonflies and birds including snipe.

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