The restoration of High Peak moorland is having an additional benefit by boosting biodiversity with bats recorded for the first time foraging for food.
Moors for the Future Partnership is working to reverse the fate of degraded blanket bog peatlands and has restored 35km2 of moorland in the Peak District and South Pennines.
Head of Moors for the Future Partnership, Chris Dean, said: “Our work started 20 years ago and is far from over, however we can already see significant improvements to the habitat in our restoration areas.
“As well as the well-known and visible upland plant-life and animals, these habitats also benefit other species that take advantage of the improved conditions under the cover of darkness, such as our newly discovered nocturnal foragers, bats.”
Five different species of bats have been recorded foraging at a restored area of Kinder Scout as part of a joint monitoring programme between the Partnership and Derbyshire Bat Group.
To explain why blanket bog peatlands are worth protecting Moors for the Future Partnership has produced a series of films.
The latest film can be found at https://www.moorsforthefuture.org.uk/the-latest/recent-news
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