Our Exeter Office Graduate Volunteering Day

Earlier this month, a team of graduates from our Exeter office continued our volunteering efforts with the South West Peatland Partnership (SWPP) in another key area of Dartmoor.

This time the team were based in Squallacombe (an area of blanket bog). Our graduates helped check up on saplings that have been planted, removed tree guards that protect from wind and grazing once the trees are established, and cleared other vegetation from dominating the saplings as they take hold.

Small areas of tree planting on the edges of areas of peatland restoration across Exmoor, Dartmoor and Cornwall are a key way to diversify wildlife habitat, stabilise peatland erosion, trap sediment runoff and slow down the flow of water in these upland areas.

The South West Peatland Partnership (SWPP) is a collaboration between local and regional government agencies, non-governmental organisations, landowners and contractors across the South West of England.

They are working to restore 2,634 hectares of degraded peatlands across Cornwall, Dartmoor and Exmoor before 2025, in order to support wildlife, store carbon, manage flooding, provide clean water, enhance archaeology and the historic environment and champion livelihoods.

Volunteering for SWPP was highly rewarding, especially after seeing the visible results of their efforts.