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PEATLAND for BIRDS
Issues & Opportunities in Re-constructing Peat Landscapes in uplands & lowlands
6-8 September 2017, Sheffield
This conference is one of the Wilder Visions series of events which will be taking place over the next 2-3 years. The conference, Peatlands for Birds: Issues & Opportunities in Re-constructing Peat Landscapes in Uplands and Lowlands,will address key issues of how Britain’s peatlands could or should be managed and restored so that they provide afuture resilient and sustainable habitat at landscape level. This will be a major national conference with relevance to wider international issues as well that will bring together landowners, managers, practitioners and key academics to examine the ecological and conservation issues for the restoration of upland and lowland peatlands specifically, for birds. The first day (6th Sept.) starts late-morning with presentations followed by a field visit in the afternoon/ early evening. The following two days will be a mixture of plenary and parallel sessions with poster presentations and displays. On the evening of the 7th Sept., delegates will be able to book for a trip along the Tinsley Canal to see an alternative side to Sheffield and some of the birdlife that flourishes there. Speakers include: Professor Des Thompson, John Calladine, Andreas Heinemeyer, Richard Lindsay, Pat Thompson, IanRotherham, and Mark Eddowes plus representatives from BASC, Natural England, the Heather Trust, Lakenheath Fen and others. |
Documentation Downloads (31 August 2017)
Sheffield Hallam University, Charles Street Building, 133 Charles Street, S1 2ND |