Here at Palus Demos, we’re all about empowering farmers and industry with the transition to paludiculure. That’s why we work closely with our two sister projects, PaluWise and Paludi4All. PaluWise is using four large-scale demonstration sites to build the evidence base for advanced, production-focused solutions for the sustainable use of rewetted degraded peatlands, while Paludi4All … Read more
Palus Demos isn’t working alone – we’re part of a wider network of paludiculture and peatland projects across Europe. Our sister paludiculture project PaluWise is a Horizon Europe-funded initiative dedicated to accelerating the large-scale transition to paludiculture – the productive use of wet and rewetted peatlands. While traditional peatland management often relies on drainage (which … Read more
Paludiculture offers many options for farmers and industry. That’s why, on our 13 sites across the UK, The Netherlands and Ireland, we are trialling different crops and land uses, including typha, food and carbon farming. We’ve just launched an interactive map of these sites. This allows anyone to click on an icon and learn more … Read more
If you’ve been at a pub in Dublin or Cork in recent months, you may have spotted some specially commissioned beer mats, which tell the story of Ireland’s rich peatland heritage. The beermats include facts and figures about the cultural history and biodiversity of the island’s bogs, with artwork by Eleanor Brayden. The project is a … Read more
Across the world, some peat meadows are subsiding. How can we stop this? Earlier this month, researchers from Palus Demos met at the Palus Demos satellite location in Hegewarren, where related research activities are taking place as part of the overarching Palus Demos project. Adriaan Hellemans, work package (WP) leader for WP1: Developing Paludiculture Demonstrators, … Read more
Across Europe, there’s growing interest in the commercial and environmental benefits of paludiculture. Like any farming, it’s not without its challenges, but artificial intelligence could help unleash paludiculture’s potential. Earlier this year, experts from Ireland, the UK, Netherlands, Lithuania, Belgium, Germany and Finland came together at the fourth RRR (Renewable Resources from Wet and Rewetted … Read more
Paludiculture could become a major part of European farming, and also help to improve water quality. That’s why Euronews recently featured Ballaghurt bog in Co Offaly, one of the key trial sites for Palus Demos, on their ongoing TV series, The Road to Green. The series, hosted by reporter Cyril Fournier, takes viewers across Europe … Read more
On the morning of 26 September 2025, in Greifswald, Germany, during the RRR2025 Conference, the three Horizon Europe-funded projects – PaluWise, Palus Demos and Paludi4All – came together for a joint working breakfast under the motto “From Ideas to Action”. Creative way of collaboration The breakfast, attended by 25 representatives from the three project consortia, … Read more
It’s the plant of many names. Some call it bulrush, others typha and some prefer cattail. Last year, drones seeded a field with typha and, in September 2025, the first harvest took place. The typha was harvested using specialised machinery, and the heads of the plant are being used to manufacture sustainable, padded jackets called … Read more
Sphagnum moss is one of the key crops being trialled by Palus Demos and, last month, volunteers from LeaveNoTrace and Deloitte joined us at Ballaghurt to plant hundreds of sphagnum plugs. Sphagnum moss can be a key ingredient of horticultural compost. Depending on the species, it can hold between 16 and 26 times its own … Read more