WORK on repairing eroding peat bogs in the north Pennines can continue thanks to a £500,000 grant.
The National Partnership grant from Biffa Award has been given to a collaboration between the Friends of the North Pennines and the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Partnership.
The fund will allow the partnership to continue to restore some of the badly eroding peat bogs.
The Friends of the North Pennines, a new charity, will be responsible for handling the finances while the AONB Partnership will co-ordinate the restoration work.
Sandra Moorhouse, vicechairwoman of the Friends, said: “One of the aims of the charity is to conserve the natural environment of the north Pennines and restoration of our peatlands is absolutely vital.”
Chris Woodley-Stewart, director of the AONB Partnership, said: “This award will allow us to restore large tracts of eroded peat, raise awareness of the importance of peatlands and help bring in additional investment into peatland restoration.”
The AONB contains the largest peat bog in England, at more than 1,000sq km.
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