Our Peatland Expert Matt Cook shows us around the Swarthghyll Peatland Restoration Project. Peatlands are a vast natural carbon store. Degraded peatlands are releasing carbon back into the atmosphere 20 times faster than it is being sequestered. Peatland restoration and protection is vital in our fight against climate change. Learn more about our Peatland Restoration work. Special thanks to the support of Natural England and the Nature for Climate Grant Scheme.