Paul J. Morris
@peatbloke.bsky.social
Peatlands, wetlands, climate, hydrology, biogeography.
Professor of Biogeoscience, University of Leeds.
Professor of Biogeoscience, University of Leeds.
Somewhat belatedly, huge congratulations to all our graduates this summer, including Dr. Dan Colson! @danielcolson.bsky.social
August 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Somewhat belatedly, huge congratulations to all our graduates this summer, including Dr. Dan Colson! @danielcolson.bsky.social
Holly and Andy using a Russian-pattern corer to take a deep peat sample from Lewis’s northern plateau.
June 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Holly and Andy using a Russian-pattern corer to take a deep peat sample from Lewis’s northern plateau.
Three intense days of coring across Lewis’s northern plateau with PhD student Holly Addis, ably assisted by Andy Evans (U. Manchester). Holly has collected a nice set of field measurements as well as a 4.35 m long core for palaeo-environmental analysis back in Leeds. Weather damp, spirits high.
June 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Three intense days of coring across Lewis’s northern plateau with PhD student Holly Addis, ably assisted by Andy Evans (U. Manchester). Holly has collected a nice set of field measurements as well as a 4.35 m long core for palaeo-environmental analysis back in Leeds. Weather damp, spirits high.
On the way back to the Isle of Lewis for more fieldwork with PhD student Holly Addis. Incredible sunset coming into Stornoway harbour. Hopefully a good omen for a successful week of coring and exploring.
June 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
On the way back to the Isle of Lewis for more fieldwork with PhD student Holly Addis. Incredible sunset coming into Stornoway harbour. Hopefully a good omen for a successful week of coring and exploring.
Great talk by @richard-fewster.bsky.social from QUB to the River Basins cluster here at Leeds Geography. Peatlands, carbon, climate and pollution. Thanks for visiting us Richard!
June 7, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Great talk by @richard-fewster.bsky.social from QUB to the River Basins cluster here at Leeds Geography. Peatlands, carbon, climate and pollution. Thanks for visiting us Richard!
Great turnout today for our module fair in the School of Geography. Module leaders were on hand to help undergrad students choose their courses for next academic year.
May 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Great turnout today for our module fair in the School of Geography. Module leaders were on hand to help undergrad students choose their courses for next academic year.
Day 4 on Lewis, and all good things must come to an end. We walked up to the peat plateau from Siabost on the west coast, before exploring some Hebridean history and culture. Crofters’ traditional black house at Arnol, stone circle at Callanish, and the famous Lewis chessmen at Lews Castle Museum.
April 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Day 4 on Lewis, and all good things must come to an end. We walked up to the peat plateau from Siabost on the west coast, before exploring some Hebridean history and culture. Crofters’ traditional black house at Arnol, stone circle at Callanish, and the famous Lewis chessmen at Lews Castle Museum.
Day 3 on Lewis. Making our way from Sgiogarstaigh on the rocky north coast up onto the peat plateau in the interior of the island. More peat, more potential field sites, and more glorious weather.
April 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Day 3 on Lewis. Making our way from Sgiogarstaigh on the rocky north coast up onto the peat plateau in the interior of the island. More peat, more potential field sites, and more glorious weather.
Day 2 from Lewis, this time around Borve in the north west. Stunning peatland landscapes, as far as the eye can see in every direction. Bonus points today for great weather. We are starting to get the lie of the land and making firm plans for “real” sampling later in the year.
April 1, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Day 2 from Lewis, this time around Borve in the north west. Stunning peatland landscapes, as far as the eye can see in every direction. Bonus points today for great weather. We are starting to get the lie of the land and making firm plans for “real” sampling later in the year.
Some more views from Lewis today
March 31, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Some more views from Lewis today
Exploring the incredible peatlands of Lewis, day 1. A big loop from the “bridge to nowhere” in the north east, peat depths up to 4.7 m. Lots of hummocks, lots of peat. So much peat. Also saw a herd of deer who followed us for a while, and ruined stone shepherd sheilings (shelters).
March 31, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Exploring the incredible peatlands of Lewis, day 1. A big loop from the “bridge to nowhere” in the north east, peat depths up to 4.7 m. Lots of hummocks, lots of peat. So much peat. Also saw a herd of deer who followed us for a while, and ruined stone shepherd sheilings (shelters).
16 hours of driving and ferries and we’ve made it from Leeds to the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. Looking forward to a week scouting out field sites with PhD student Holly Addis and Dr Liam Taylor. Amazed at how far one can travel and still be in the UK
March 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
16 hours of driving and ferries and we’ve made it from Leeds to the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. Looking forward to a week scouting out field sites with PhD student Holly Addis and Dr Liam Taylor. Amazed at how far one can travel and still be in the UK
A rewarding field day on Friday, showing first year geography students around Ilkley Moor as part of the Dynamic Landscapes module. We covered geology, hillslope processes, natural flood management, ancient human occupation and modern land management. Field season 2025 is up and running!
March 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
A rewarding field day on Friday, showing first year geography students around Ilkley Moor as part of the Dynamic Landscapes module. We covered geology, hillslope processes, natural flood management, ancient human occupation and modern land management. Field season 2025 is up and running!
Some wonderful talks at the @royalsociety.org discussion meeting on African peatlands organised by @simonlewis.bsky.social Feeling inspired by the variety of topics people are working on in relation to these important and fragile environments
February 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Some wonderful talks at the @royalsociety.org discussion meeting on African peatlands organised by @simonlewis.bsky.social Feeling inspired by the variety of topics people are working on in relation to these important and fragile environments
Huge congrats to PhD student @danielcolson.bsky.social who passed his viva (defence) today. Well done Dan! Thanks to the examiners, Angela Harris (Manchester) and Rich Grayson, and co-supervisors @geomorphmark.bsky.social and Duncan Quincey. A happy first post on Blue Sky 😁
February 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Huge congrats to PhD student @danielcolson.bsky.social who passed his viva (defence) today. Well done Dan! Thanks to the examiners, Angela Harris (Manchester) and Rich Grayson, and co-supervisors @geomorphmark.bsky.social and Duncan Quincey. A happy first post on Blue Sky 😁