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July 26, 2024 • Press, World Heritage Site

Scotland’s Flow Country secures World Heritage status

The most expansive and best example of blanket bog in the world, the Flow Country in the far north of Scotland has joined the Serengeti, the Galapagos Islands and the Great Barrier Reef in securing prestigious UNESCO World Heritage Site status for its globally important nature.  This is a global first, as the Flow Country […]

September 2, 2024 • Blog, Green Finance Initiative, Press

Excavators Break Ground on The Flow Country Green Finance Initiative’s First Peatland Restoration Project

Last Monday marked an exciting milestone for the Flow Country Green Finance Initiative as excavators began work on our first peatland restoration project. Covering approximately 880 hectares, this project is a significant step towards regenerative agriculture and a more sustainable future for our land, economy, and community. The restoration, scheduled in two phases, will focus […]

August 25, 2024 • Blog, World Heritage Site

Flow Country welcomes international volunteers as part of UNESCO Initiative

We welcomed a group of young people from the UNESCO World Heritage Volunteers Initiative this month, read on to hear about their visit to the Flow Country, the first peatland World Heritage Site. What is the World Heritage Volunteers Programme and how does the Flow Country fit in? The World Heritage Volunteers programme exists within […]

August 8, 2024 • Press

The Scottish Land Commission is hosting a virtual public meeting to discuss land ownership and use in Caithness and Sutherland.

The Scottish Land Commission is hosting a virtual public meeting, designed to encourage local residents to have their say on issues affecting land ownership and use in the area. Taking place on Monday 2 September at 7.00pm on Zoom, the free event is open to anyone with an interest in the way land is owned […]

July 31, 2024 • Press, World Heritage Site

Royal visit marks Flow Country’s UNESCO success

Today [31 July 2024] the Flow Country project team welcomed His Majesty The King who commended the award of UNESCO World Heritage Site status. The world’s most expansive blanket peat bog, the Flow Country, spans much of Caithness and Sutherland in the north of Scotland. It was granted the designation reserved for sites of exceptional […]

July 19, 2024 • Blog, World Heritage Site

Finding Your Flow: Sustainable Adventures in the Flow Country

At Venture North, we’re thrilled to be champions of the Flow Country’s UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS) bid. This vast expanse of blanket bog – the largest in Europe – is a landscape unlike any other. Its rugged beauty, rich biodiversity, and deep human history deserve recognition on the world stage. But for us, the […]

June 24, 2024 • Press

Flow Country World Heritage Volunteers 2024

The Flow Country, located in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is widely considered to be the best example of blanket bog in the world. Together with associated areas of heath and open water, it is of international importance as a habitat for a diverse range of rare and unusual breeding birds. […]

May 23, 2024 • Blog

Birds of the Flow Country

As part of a new series of blogs, we’ll be hearing from a variety of stakeholders within The Peatland Partnership team who are supporting the nomination of the Flow Country as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. First off, Milly from the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) will be covering the diverse range […]

March 28, 2024 • Blog

Flow Country Touring Exhibit

Visit the Flow Country touring exhibit in the Ferrycroft Visitor Centre from 28th March till the 31st October. This exhibition, which was produced as part of the Flows to the Future project, celebrates the peatlands of the Flow Country. Lairg is one of the gateways to the Flow Country, so where better a place to […]

February 29, 2024 • Green Finance Initiative, Press

Flow Country Green Finance Initiative Funding Acknowledgement

We’re delighted to announce our Green Finance Initiative project has secured significant support from NatureScot, through the Facility for Investment Ready Nature in Scotland (FIRNS), in collaboration with The Scottish Government and the National Lottery Heritage Fund. This initiative is a collaboration between the North Highland Initiative and partners including NatureScot, Landscape Finance Lab, UHI […]