A strategic assessment of the afforested peat resource in Wales
Lead Author: Elena Vanguelova
James Morison, Russell Anderson, Samantha Broadmeadow, Sirwan Yamulki, Tim Randle, Tom Nisbet
Lead Author: Elena Vanguelova
James Morison, Russell Anderson, Samantha Broadmeadow, Sirwan Yamulki, Tim Randle, Tom Nisbet
This report assesses the distribution of the Welsh peatlands, gives an overview of the likely impacts of peat forming factors and afforested peatland restoration, develops national and field based assessment schemes for the assessment of afforested peatland in Wales viable for restoration, carries out a national GIS assessment identifying potential restoration areas in Wales, tests the field-based assessment by ground truthing a number of sites in Wales and provides relative costs of afforested peat restoration.
By Elena Vanguelova, Samantha Broadmeadow, Russell Anderson, Sirwan Yamulki, Tim Randle, Tom Nisbet and James Morison.
Peatland Wales Report (PDF, 14.2 MB)