Viewing platform and boardwalks at Bolton Fell Moss SAC

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The aim of this project is to install an all access boardwalk and viewing platform. The EU’s LIFE+ programme awarded Natural England a grant for the Cumbrian Bogs LIFE+ project. This funding will be used over 5 years to restore 507 hectares of damaged lowland raised bog within 3 sites in Cumbria. Bolton Fell Moss Special Area of Conservation is one of these sites. In addition to the restoration, the project promotes the use of the sites to demonstrate a range of restoration techniques to managers of similar habitats and to wider audiences, monitor the recovery process and share best practice guidance about the restoration techniques and raise awareness about the importance and value of the sites and lowland raised bog habitats through events, education programmes, newsletters, website and social media and conferences. Lowland raised bogs are one of the one of the rarest wildlife habitats in the world. This habitat is very important for biodiversity and for its critical role in carbon storage. One of the key aims of the Cumbria BogLIFE Project is to encourage people to access and explore the peatlands within the project. We want to add to the network of boardwalks across the Bolton Fell Moss providing easy year round access to this unique environment for visitors. The boardwalk will also incorporate a viewing platform at the factory site where a number of interpretation bards can be placed.