Peatlands and the historic environment in England – working together to make the difference
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12710332 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zoë Hazell (0000-0001-5883-5076, Historic England, Fort Cumberland, corresponding author), Louise Brown (0000-0001-9154-8781, Leeds Lateral), Christine Hopwood-Lewis (0009-0008-1377-0721, Natural England) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 160-171 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Wetland Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1473-2971 • E-ISSN: 2051-6231 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14732971.2023.2211739 |
| OpenAlex | W4380077563 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
Peatlands are widely recognised for their rich biodiversity and their role as carbon stores. They are equally special in terms of their cultural and heritage significance; as historic landscapes, for preserving archaeological remains and palaeoecological records, and for their intangible cultural connections. In 2018 the UK Government published its 25 Year Environment Plan, a key component of which has been the development of the England Peat Action Plan by Defra. This paper outlines some of Historic England and Natural England’s most-recent collaborative work on peatlands and the historic environment. This ultimately resulted in its representation within England’s wider peatland strategy and policy – the first of the UK nations to do so. This paper discusses the authors’ work carried out between 2017 and 2022, highlighting the challenges, opportunities and experiences of cross-sector, multi-agency working. It introduces the documents and guidance, produced jointly, to support the work and schemes ‘on the ground’
Action plan · Agency (philosophy · Archaeology · Cultural heritage · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Government (linguistics · Natural (archaeology · Peat · Plan (archaeology · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics · Social science · Sociology · Work (physics · Engineering · Environmental Philosophy and Ethics · Environmental Science · History · Law · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics · Ecology
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |