🎥 Shown at the sold-out #BogFilmFest earlier this month! 💧🌱 Here's a clip of a film we made about Nichols Moss, a peatland we're restoring in south #Cumbria. Sphagnum moss = the MVP 💚

Watch the full film on YouTube here 👇
https://youtu.be/tPGxHp71Wg4

#Peatland #PeatRestoration #WorldBogDay

Do you love films and care about the environment?

You can take part in an extraordinary event coming to Leeds to celebrate the importance of peatlands – BogFilmFest.

environment.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...

🙌The #BogFilmFest event organised by our WaterLANDS UK Team from @yorkshireicasp.bsky.social in collaboration with #GreatNorthBog partners was a great success - with a full house!📽️A total of 4 inspiring films were screened at the Hyde Park Book Club in Leeds. waterlands.eu/news-and-eve...

1/3 Do you love films & care about your environment?

The BogFilmFest is coming to Leeds to celebrate vital peatlands – there's still time to get tickets.

📽️ Thursday 15 July, 6.30-10pm, Hyde Park Book Club, LS6 1BL 4 short films, followed by a discussion with directors & artists & live music.

#BogFilmFest is being held across the north of England to encourage people to discover why peatlands matter & to find out about crucial work being undertaken to restore them.

3 exciting events include film screenings about the brilliance of bogs: waterlands.eu/news-and-eve...

Heavy rain didn't deter peat enthusiasts from flocking to #BogFilmFest at @hydeparkbookclub in Leeds last night. The festival was organised by the WaterLANDS UK team based at @universityofleeds and #GreatNorthBog partners who are working hard to restore peatlands across the north of England.

Just a few tickets left to join #BogFilmFest in Leeds and celebrate the importance of peatlands through film.

Its Tuesday 15 July, Hyde Park Book Club, Headingley from 6.30pm. 4 short films, a lively discussion with directors & artists, live music.

Join Josh & message us for a ticket.

Find out how our Josh Cohen @waterlandsh2020.bsky.social UK @universityofleeds.bsky.social gets people interested in #peatlands in this brilliant bog blog👇.

And we still have a few tickets left for the #BogFilmFest coming to @HydeParkBooks on 15 July & 2 other venues in north England. Message us

1/3 #BogFilmFest is being held across the north of England to encourage people in a fun way to discover why peatlands matter & to find out about crucial work being undertaken to restore them.

3 exciting events include film screenings about the brilliance of bogs & how they promote wellbeing

Fantastic to see so many people interested in magical peatlands at #BogFilmFest at Hyde Park Books, Leeds last night.

We listened to film makers, artists & bog enthusiasts describe the therapeutic nature of peatlands.

The festival was organised by @WaterLANDS_EU UK team & #GreatNorthBog partners.

2 more events in #BogFest are films about bogs in Cumbria
Thurs 10 July, 7-9pm, @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social at Gosling Sike

A fun-filled day of peatland-themed films, workshops & local food. Sat 19 July, 10am-3.30pm Moss Peteral Farm, Brampton

For more info & booking bit.ly/3FQnnKi

📢 🙌 In our latest edition of the #WaterLANDS #blog, we spoke to Joshua Cohen, the UK Action Site's Community Engagement Lead, about the upcoming #BogFilmFest they are hosting this July and the purpose and importance of community engagement work! waterlands.eu/news-and-eve...

A fun, cosy evening of peatland-themed films, chat & music is being held at Leeds Hyde Park Book Club,Thurs 15 July, 6.30-10pm as part of #BogFilmFest The festival is being held by @waterlandsh2020.bsky.social UK team @universityofleeds.bsky.social working with #GreatNorthBog partners.

Immerse yourself in enigmatic peatland landscapes in the cosy setting of the Hyde Park Book Club’s ‘Snug’ venue as part of #BogFilmFest. The Leeds event, at Hyde Park Book Club, is on Thursday 15 July, 6.30-10pm. More event dates in July and information available here:

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📽️ Saturday 19 July, 10am-3.30pm: Great North Bog Day 2025, Moss Peteral Farm, Brampton CA8 7HY

Bogs are brilliant – they mitigate the effects of climate change, preserve biodiversity, minimise flood risk, ensure safe drinking water and store carbon.
Book your place bit.ly/3Ge6ZDL

2/3 A fun, cosy evening of peatland-themed films, chat & music is being held at Leeds Hyde Park Book Club,Thurs 15 July, 6.30-10pm as part of #BogFilmFest

The festival is being held by @waterlandsh2020.bsky.social UK team @universityofleeds.bsky.social working with #GreatNorthBog partners.