Peatlands: Conservation
Commons · Question 77904 · Tabled 16 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Paul Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on restoring 280,000 hectares of peatland by 2050.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 16 Oct 2025
Restoration activity is delivered through agri-environment schemes and the Nature for Climate Fund. This fund has secured the restoration of approximately 28,000 hectares of peatlands. In the last restoration season (24/25), 5,606 hectares were restored.