How do Peatlands cope with WILDFIRES?

This week we're talking peatlands with Dr Jonny Ritson from Natural Resources Wales. He's going to explain to me why peat bogs are important in fighting wildfires, what happens when people deliberately burn moorland, and how to correctly spell PEAT. Find Natural Resources Wales: https://naturalresources.wales/   / natreswales   --- References: https://www.era.rothamsted.ac.uk/info... - AMAZING WEBSITE https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/202... https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/h... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Br... https://nfcc.org.uk/wildfire-numbers-... --- I'm on a mission to find out what Balsam Bashing is, and nothing can stop me. With the help of Executive Producer Wife, Phife Dog and some TV friends who's employment status is shakey at best, we'll scour the land and meet conservationists, scientists, professors and all sorts of nice people who do all sorts of amazing work. --- Music by Chaotic Great (Dan Eastick) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1KRKy... Follow us on Instagram for updates!   / balsambashing   Also now TikTok @balsambashing --- #conservation #environment #outdoors #nature #peatbog Timestamps: 00:00 - June was well hot 00:30 - UK temperate records 01:43 - It's getting hot in herre 03:00 - Weeds in summer heat vs. wildfires 04:27 - Interview with Dr. Jonny Ritson 05:40 - Peat harvesting 06:50 - Natural Resources Wales 08:00 - Peatlands explained 10:30 - Wildfires explained 12:00 - Grouse hunting and peatlands - a debate 18:00 - A surprising species!