Exciting Progress in Peatland Restoration: A New Milestone for The Flow Country
We’re thrilled to share some exciting developments from The Flow Country, where work has officially begun on our second peatland restoration project. This initiative marks a significant step forward in our ongoing efforts to protect and restore one of Scotland’s most vital ecosystems. Restoring 410 Hectares of Peatland The new project is taking place on […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Flow Country Showcase for International Evaluation Team
The Flows gave us rain, sun and thankfully some wind to dispel the dreaded midge during the five day evaluation visit from UNESCO representatives. The Flow Country is now one step closer to possible inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Earlier this month, a group from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) […]
Flow Country World Heritage Bid enters new phase with submission delivery to UNESCO
The campaign to secure World Heritage Site status for Scotland’s Flow Country has entered a new phase with the submission of the formal nomination dossier to UNESCO. The bid for World Heritage Site status has been a long process, the Flow Country was first added to the UNESCO tentative list in 2012! Since then, there […]
Exciting Progress in Peatland Restoration: A New Milestone for The Flow Country
