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Humberhead Peatlands restoration LIFE+ project
Find out how LIFE+ EU funding is helping Natural England and partners to restore the Humberhead Peatlands.
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The awarded Natural England a grant of 拢2.3 million for the Humberhead Peatlands restoration LIFE+ project. The Doncaster East Internal Drainage Board added 拢1.9 million to the project. There was also a contribution from Natural England.
This funding will be used over 3 years to:
- increase the area of peat bog habitat under active restoration
- improve rare habitats which support sensitive wildlife and plants, for example nightjar, hobby, cotton grasses, bog mosses and wild cranberries
- support research and monitoring of the bog鈥檚 bird and insect populations
Work to restore the peatlands will also have wider benefits. These include:
- a reduced risk of flooding as a greater volume of water will be stored
- an increased level of carbon dioxide being absorbed from the atmosphere, which will help prevent climate change
See the website for full details of the project.
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Published 27 January 2015
Last updated 15 September 2016
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