In 2008, the Duchy of Cornwall began restoring Dartmoor across its 27,000-hectare estate in UK. 18 years later, more than 800 hectares of damaged peat had been restored so far

An excavator on an English moor might look like the beginning of a construction project. On Dartmoor, these machines are helping repair damaged bogs by closing channels that allow water to escape.

The task sounds simple: keep the ground wet. But the consequences reach beyond the pools left behind. Rewetting helps protect carbon held in peat and creates conditions in which bog plants can return.