Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Duich Moss

Duich Moss

Duich Moss is a significant peatland restoration project on Islay, situated between the River Laggan and north of the Duich River. Restoration efforts here are crucial to rewetting the area, reversing erosion, and safeguarding its designation as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).

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Project highlights

About the project

Duich Moss, a low-domed bog dominated by heather, is both a Ramsar site of international importance and a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Historically, peat extraction occurred here until the 1980s, with significant controversy arising in 1985 when plans to expand extraction led to a confrontation with environmentalists known as the ‘Battle of Duich Moss.'

Today, restoration efforts focus on rewetting the area to prevent further erosion. The site features deep peat, watercourses, and diverse vegetation, transitioning from blanket bog to raised mire. It also serves as a key roosting site for Greenland white-fronted geese.

Project stats

  • Ha restored: 213
  • TCO2 avoided (expected over contract): 32,601
  • Restored: Winter 2022

Credit Type

Pending Issuance Units (PIUs) - carbon neutrality and net zero claims cannot be made until these credits are converted to verified Peatland Carbon Units (PCUs). Please consult our FAQs for more information. 

White Peatland Code logo featuring a stylised peatland and leaf design, representing standards for peatland conservation and restoration

Additional Benefits

Aerial view of woodland creation project improving water quality, showcasing natural vegetation and a meandering stream in a restoring landscape.

Improved water quality

Trees can intercept runoff from other land uses that could be potentially harmful to the river system such as fertilisers, pesticides, herbicides, animal waste and silt.
Peatland restoration project showcasing healthy wetlands, vital for flood mitigation, biodiversity enhancement, and carbon sequestration.

Flood mitigation

By intercepting, slowing, and/or absorbing surface and groundwater, trees help to prevent soil erosion. Healthy peat is believed to have greater soil water storage capacity, slowing the release of stored water.
Close-up of pink flowers, creating habitat for biodiversity.

Biodiversity uplift

These projects will increase the amount, and variety, of flora and fauna species in the area.
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Project details

Technology, mechanism and certifications

This peatland is accredited by the IUCN Peatland Code.

Reduction type

Avoidance

Project duration

This project’s crediting period is 100 years. Please refer to the Peatland Code’s website for more details on risk management and permanence criteria.

SDGs

Sustainable Development Goal 15, Life on Land, icon Sustainable Development Goal 13, Climate Action, icon

FAQs

Why do peatlands need to be restored?

Due to decades of intensive land management practices like drainage, farming, pollution, and peat extraction, 80% of UK peatlands are damaged (ONS). This degradation causes them to dry out and release large amounts of greenhouse gases, previously stored for centuries. In 2017, UK peatlands emitted an estimated 23 million tonnes of CO2e, contributing around 5% of the UK’s total greenhouse gas emissions. Learn more about peatlands and peatland restoration, and find sources for those stats, on our Knowledge Base.

Who is ‘Forest Carbon’?

We are one of the UK’s most established and experienced woodland and peatland project developers; between 2006 - 2022 we were responsible for 4% of all woodland creation in the UK. We’ve been around since before there was even a standard in place to regulate the sale of carbon credits, so we helped to develop one. You can read more about this on our main site.

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