For those of you interested in the uplands, UKEconet and the South Yorkshire Biodiversity Research Group are co-hosting a three-day conference in Sheffield in October.
The conference includes two days of presentations and discussion and a field trip to the Peak District on day three.
Key themes include the management and protection of important temperate rainforests such as Borrowdale in Cumbria, natural regeneration, Curlews, peat cutting, grouse moors and rewilding.
Desolate uplands in the North Pennines. Photo by Ruth Tingay
A Wilder Future for the Uplands: Unleashing the Power of Nature to Recover and Restore the Countryside
1-3 October 2025
Speakers include Kate Hanley (RSPB Dove Stone), Sara King (Rewilding Britain), Ian Rotherham (Sheffield Hallam University), Andrew Weatherall (RSPB), Danny Udall (Eastern Moors Partnership), Jade Allen (National Trust), Mary Colwell (Curlew Action), Daniel Cameron (National Trust), Luke Steer (Treescapes Consultancy), Mark Avery, James Fenton and others.
Conference information page here
Booking page here
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