Luke Andrews
@peatblogger.bsky.social
Peatland ecologist, biogeochemist, palaeoecologist, postdoc at Liverpool John Moores, small red car enthusiast, coffee addict, runner, and gardener. These are the topics I'll bore strangers to death with at parties. Also cats! 🏴
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1/2 On the 23-24/02, YPP will be hosting a Sphagnum planting day at Castle Bolton. We are looking for local volunteers who might be interested in joining for the day - no previous experience required, just an enthusiasm to play a hands-on role in peatland restoration and climate action!
February 10, 2026 at 12:38 PM
1/2 On the 23-24/02, YPP will be hosting a Sphagnum planting day at Castle Bolton. We are looking for local volunteers who might be interested in joining for the day - no previous experience required, just an enthusiasm to play a hands-on role in peatland restoration and climate action!
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A cold day on a rewetted Welsh blanket bog with @laurabaugh94.bsky.social and @peatblogger.bsky.social, but great to get our GHG sampling underway for our @water4all-eu.bsky.social project ECO-WADE.
January 30, 2026 at 6:40 PM
A cold day on a rewetted Welsh blanket bog with @laurabaugh94.bsky.social and @peatblogger.bsky.social, but great to get our GHG sampling underway for our @water4all-eu.bsky.social project ECO-WADE.
For those who followed me during the pandemic -
January 23, 2026 at 10:44 PM
For those who followed me during the pandemic -
I spent an embarrassing amount of time making this
January 23, 2026 at 10:39 PM
I spent an embarrassing amount of time making this
Looking forward to the weird and wonderful research I'll be carrying in this year, from Malaysia to the Migneint, beavers to ameobaes!
January 19, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Looking forward to the weird and wonderful research I'll be carrying in this year, from Malaysia to the Migneint, beavers to ameobaes!
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The 2026 Allan Robertson Grants are now open for applications! Are you under 30 and working in peatland conservation, responsible management, or innovative peat research? 👉 Apply here: peatlands.org/about-us/hon... 📅 Deadline 31 January #peatlands #peat #management #research #grants #earlycareer
Honours & Grants - International Peatland Society
IPS offers Honorary Membership to its members and, since 2015, the Allan Robertson Grants to students and young professionals. Previously Awards of Excellence were provided. To do honour to a person w...
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January 8, 2026 at 12:27 PM
The 2026 Allan Robertson Grants are now open for applications! Are you under 30 and working in peatland conservation, responsible management, or innovative peat research? 👉 Apply here: peatlands.org/about-us/hon... 📅 Deadline 31 January #peatlands #peat #management #research #grants #earlycareer
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🎵 We wish you rewetted peatlands… and a Happy New Year! 🎵
This is our 🌿💧peatland twist on the classic Christmas jingle.
We send it to all peatland lovers and hope for it to become as true as possible in 2026!🌟
This is our 🌿💧peatland twist on the classic Christmas jingle.
We send it to all peatland lovers and hope for it to become as true as possible in 2026!🌟
December 22, 2025 at 8:08 AM
🎵 We wish you rewetted peatlands… and a Happy New Year! 🎵
This is our 🌿💧peatland twist on the classic Christmas jingle.
We send it to all peatland lovers and hope for it to become as true as possible in 2026!🌟
This is our 🌿💧peatland twist on the classic Christmas jingle.
We send it to all peatland lovers and hope for it to become as true as possible in 2026!🌟
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Lovely Friday news; our EPSRC Impact Accelerator Account proposal has been successfully funded.
Titled "Ditching Methane to Engineer Net Zero" (yes, it's about ditches), and with @laurabaugh94.bsky.social and @peatblogger.bsky.social also on board. Looking forward to more ditch GHG work in 2026.
Titled "Ditching Methane to Engineer Net Zero" (yes, it's about ditches), and with @laurabaugh94.bsky.social and @peatblogger.bsky.social also on board. Looking forward to more ditch GHG work in 2026.
December 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Lovely Friday news; our EPSRC Impact Accelerator Account proposal has been successfully funded.
Titled "Ditching Methane to Engineer Net Zero" (yes, it's about ditches), and with @laurabaugh94.bsky.social and @peatblogger.bsky.social also on board. Looking forward to more ditch GHG work in 2026.
Titled "Ditching Methane to Engineer Net Zero" (yes, it's about ditches), and with @laurabaugh94.bsky.social and @peatblogger.bsky.social also on board. Looking forward to more ditch GHG work in 2026.
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New article in Biogeosciences #EGU by Luke Oliver Andrews et al ⬇️
Response and recovery of a Sphagnum peatland from long-term human-induced alkalinisation
Abstract. Northern peatlands are significant terrestrial carbon stores but are increasingly threatened by human activities. Ombrotrophic peatlands, being naturally acidic, are particularly vulnerable…
bg.copernicus.org
October 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
New article in Biogeosciences #EGU by Luke Oliver Andrews et al ⬇️
Spent the day with the fantastic Marvis setting up an experiment on a bog- never would have imagined I'd be sprinkling fertiliser on a peatland to help them but here we are
August 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Spent the day with the fantastic Marvis setting up an experiment on a bog- never would have imagined I'd be sprinkling fertiliser on a peatland to help them but here we are
Another day another collar
August 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Another day another collar
This is a longshot... but does anyone know where I can get 10-12 kDa mwco dialysis tubing (preferably one that doesn't come in like 100 feet rolls and cost hundreds of great British pounds?)
July 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This is a longshot... but does anyone know where I can get 10-12 kDa mwco dialysis tubing (preferably one that doesn't come in like 100 feet rolls and cost hundreds of great British pounds?)
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A rather damp day sampling Hatch Mere with @peatblogger.bsky.social for the @gleonetwork.bsky.social GasLit project. Five sites sampled (4 x littoral, 1 x pelagic) for greenhouse gases and temp/O2 profiles.
July 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A rather damp day sampling Hatch Mere with @peatblogger.bsky.social for the @gleonetwork.bsky.social GasLit project. Five sites sampled (4 x littoral, 1 x pelagic) for greenhouse gases and temp/O2 profiles.
Imagine getting into a fight with this fucker
June 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Imagine getting into a fight with this fucker
Which desk do you reckon is mine?
June 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Which desk do you reckon is mine?
Lovely day spent getting my flux on
April 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Lovely day spent getting my flux on
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Is academia a great path? Probably not. Can I say that you should choose government or the NGO sector or even tech for a more stable lifestyle? No! Do I have the slightest idea what to advise you to do with your life? No, no I do not.
March 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Is academia a great path? Probably not. Can I say that you should choose government or the NGO sector or even tech for a more stable lifestyle? No! Do I have the slightest idea what to advise you to do with your life? No, no I do not.
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Looking for some fun wetland content to spice up spring break? Enjoy this one-page wetland role playing game. All you need is a 6-sided die and something to mark your progress. Follow this link to the full version with hyperlinks to all the fun wetland facts: uwaterloo.ca/wetland-soil...
March 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Looking for some fun wetland content to spice up spring break? Enjoy this one-page wetland role playing game. All you need is a 6-sided die and something to mark your progress. Follow this link to the full version with hyperlinks to all the fun wetland facts: uwaterloo.ca/wetland-soil...
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Another reason to celebrate today. FANTASTIC news for biodiversity in England. Important to recognise when Labour, Defra & @naturalengland.bsky.social do something really hugely positive for nature, both symbolically and in practice. Well done them. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Beaver releases into wild to be allowed in England for first time in centuries
Exclusive: Government to grant nature groups a licence for release of rodent species after earlier setbacks
www.theguardian.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Another reason to celebrate today. FANTASTIC news for biodiversity in England. Important to recognise when Labour, Defra & @naturalengland.bsky.social do something really hugely positive for nature, both symbolically and in practice. Well done them. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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We have a new #blog:
Nina Overtoom from @york.ac.uk wrote about the fieldwork she conducted in 2024 at the #Welsh #LTE Cors Fochno & the insights it offers on #ClimateChange.
This work was made possible by a grant from us in partnership with the @rambleworldwide.bsky.social bit.ly/4b7qOYs
Nina Overtoom from @york.ac.uk wrote about the fieldwork she conducted in 2024 at the #Welsh #LTE Cors Fochno & the insights it offers on #ClimateChange.
This work was made possible by a grant from us in partnership with the @rambleworldwide.bsky.social bit.ly/4b7qOYs
Cors Fochno on insights into climate change — ECOLOGICAL CONTINUITY TRUST -
Nina Overtoom from the University of York writes about how the Cors Fochno long-term experiment yields insights into climate change.
bit.ly
February 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
We have a new #blog:
Nina Overtoom from @york.ac.uk wrote about the fieldwork she conducted in 2024 at the #Welsh #LTE Cors Fochno & the insights it offers on #ClimateChange.
This work was made possible by a grant from us in partnership with the @rambleworldwide.bsky.social bit.ly/4b7qOYs
Nina Overtoom from @york.ac.uk wrote about the fieldwork she conducted in 2024 at the #Welsh #LTE Cors Fochno & the insights it offers on #ClimateChange.
This work was made possible by a grant from us in partnership with the @rambleworldwide.bsky.social bit.ly/4b7qOYs
I love generative AI
February 12, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I love generative AI
"A to feler" - westchnął Seler.
December 17, 2024 at 1:44 PM
"A to feler" - westchnął Seler.
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Two stages of writing:
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
December 4, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Two stages of writing:
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
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#EGU25 will have many great #peatland sesssions, and if you work on #paludiculture, restoration or managed peatlands, ours might be the one for you:
👉 meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...
@tannebergerf.bsky.social, Łukasz Kozub, Hanna Silvennoinen, Sue Page,
👉 meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...
@tannebergerf.bsky.social, Łukasz Kozub, Hanna Silvennoinen, Sue Page,
November 24, 2024 at 11:46 AM
#EGU25 will have many great #peatland sesssions, and if you work on #paludiculture, restoration or managed peatlands, ours might be the one for you:
👉 meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...
@tannebergerf.bsky.social, Łukasz Kozub, Hanna Silvennoinen, Sue Page,
👉 meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...
@tannebergerf.bsky.social, Łukasz Kozub, Hanna Silvennoinen, Sue Page,