The largescale project, which restored some 2,000 hectares of peatlands across the Border Mires around Kielder Forest, cleared conifer plantations, blocked thousands of agricultural ditches and created 130 wader pools to help rare birds such as curlew to return to the area. 

Peatlands are the UK's largest on-land store of carbon, holding three times as much as woodlands. They store around 3.2 billion tonnes of carbon, are a precious wildlife habitat and vital for holding back and filtering water. Their benefits to society are immense and The Wildlife Trusts are leading peatland restoration projects across the UK. To date, 12 Trusts, including NWT, have between them restored 43,000 hectares of peatland in England alone, working with partners and landowners, and already have short term plans to repair a further 16,000 hectares.

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