Gradually developed mapping data shows that 80% of English peatlands are dry and degraded

Tony Juniper, chairman of Nature England, said: “The benefits of healthy peatlands are well documented – they are our largest natural carbon shops, essential for the water cycle and avoid some of our rarest plants and wildlife, such as carnivorous Sundew plants, Marsh Violet, Marsh Violet, and charismatic birds like Golden Plover and Curlew.