Crichton Carbon Centre

The Crichton Carbon Centre has developed a course “Introduction to Peatlands”, a Customised Award qualification that has been SCQF credit rated by SQA and is available to secondary schools.

Creating artwork and engagement events connected to peatland restoration, I’ve needed to understand what goes on up there in the hills, what a degraded peatland is, why they need repairing, and how this is done. Prior to attending the training course, my knowledge was gleaned from listening to CCC’s peat updates, reading about peatland restoration and asking questions. I thought I had a reasonable and comprehensive knowledge, until I attended the course, during which I learnt

Our newest member of the team introduces himself in today's blog.

A quest through North Scottish peatlands to answer the question: how do we connect?

What happens on a peatland restoration training course? Phoebe writes about her experience as an attendee on one of our courses.

Last Monday we gathered our partners and friends to Hetland Hall Hotel to talk about the Flux Tower and ongoing research in D&G.  

Deep in South Scotland, outside Dumfries, a 14-metre tower looks over the canopy of conifers...

Over the last four months, our Biosphere Explorers project has found a new home with the Dumfries and Galloway Climate Hub.

Our newest team member, Phoebe, blogs about attending the Peatland Restoration training event, delivered by us on behalf of PeatlandACTION.

Vicky writes about the biological recording day at Moss of Cree, with South West Scotland Environmental Information Centre and local experts

We catch up with the newest full time team member, Phoebe, in this welcome blog.

Evangeline Morris has been commissioned by Peatland Connections to create work inspired by a peatland site; get to know her in this blog.

Morag Macpherson is working with Peatland Connections to produce artwork related to peatlands. Learn more about her in this blog.

We catch up with Vicky as her internship with us comes to an end.

Our Peatland Connections' Artist in Residence introduces himself and his work.

CCC Intern Vicky shares her experience as a mentee on our Bare Peat restoration training programme, a partnership project with Buccleuch.

Our Peatland Project Officer Jack, who will soon be moving to a role with the RSPB, reflects on his time with the Crichton Carbon Centre.

Crichton Carbon Centre announces their new climate education project has been awarded funding by Robin Rigg Community Fund.

We welcome Vicky, our new Peatland and Geomapping Intern, to the team.

Monday 5th December is the United Nations World Soil Day and at CCC we champion one soil type in particular - peat.