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Restoration of Blanket Bog on Windfarms Case Study of Whitelee Peter Robson (Ecologist)
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Restoration of Blanket Bog on WindfarmsCase Study of Whitelee
Peter Robson (Ecologist)
UK Operational Windfarms withBlanket Bog Restoration
• Beinn an Tuirc – 2001• Cruach Mhor – 2004• Black Law – 2005• Beinn Tharsuin – 2006• Whitelee – 2008• Mark Hill – 2011• Beinn an Tuirc 2 – 2011
Cruach Mhor
Beinn an Tuirc 1 & 2
Whitelee
Black Law
Beinn Tharsuin
Mark Hill
• Total Area = 8150ha
• 4231ha enhancement of existing moor (unplanted)
• 3623ha restoration of plantation forestry
Area Covered by HMPs
Whitelee: 2480ha total
Whitelee: 900ha felled
Whitelee: 1013ha restricted grazing
Whitelee: 467ha not grazed
Whitelee: 100ha other
Lochgoin
Lochgoin Farm
Black Law: Monitoring
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EBB 81% 75%
FAB 57% 15% 22% 20% 28% 35%
MTW-F 50% 23% 33% 43% 53% 47%
WTH 48% 19% 36% 50% 55% 52%
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Figure 1: Sphagnum eveness
Black Law: Monitoring
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EBB 19.5 18.4
FAB 4.2 1.5 1.7 3.3 2.8 4.9
MTW-F 20.7 3.2 2.0 4.7 10.7 10.2
MTW-G 3.3 0.9 1.1 2.8
WTH 16.4 4.2 10.5 12.9 12.0 9.4
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Figure 2: Sphagnum abundance
Black Law: Ditch Blocking
Black Law: Ditch Blocking
Black Law: Conifer Regeneration
Whitelee: Conifer Regeneration
Whitelee: Peat Depth
Whitelee: Trial Methods
Whitelee: Trial Methods
Whitelee: Trial Methods
Whitelee: Trial Methods
Whitelee: Trial Methods
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