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Winmarleigh Carbon Farm (United Kingdom)

This site is under development. Please keep in mind that the figure that are displayed may not be fully accurate

The main objective for this pilot is the change in management of 4 ha of farmland in Lancashire, North-West England, to a ‘Carbon Farm’ designed for the long-term storage [sequestration] of atmospheric CO2; the farmland will be planted with Sphagnum moss for the purpose of storing and protecting soil carbon the farmland. The pilot will test the effectiveness of this novel method of farming as a way of managing/restoring peatland to reduce carbon emissions from the peat soils and turn the current carbon source into a carbon sink. The test site borders a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) designated lowland raised bog (Winmarleigh and Cockerham Moss Site) owned by Lancashire Wildlife Trust (LWT). The pilot is also assessing the effect of re-wetting this buffer zone farmland area on the functioning of the adjoining SSSI nature reserve and hope to demonstrate the viability of alternative land management techniques on peatland sites in buffer zones adjacent to wildlife restoration sites, and show benefits both in terms of carbon and improvement to the wildlife site.

If you want to review the data generated for the Winmarleigh Carbon Farm test site during the Care-Peat project, please browse them in the data page.

The different scientifics maps developed for the Winmarleigh Carbon Farm test site during the Care-Peat project can be found on the map page.

The laws and regulations that are relevant to the Winmarleigh Carbon Farm test site are listed in the policies page.