These are the first drafts of documents for the peatland metadata standard being developed by the Peatland Monitoring Community of Practice. They are the result of discussions at the WaterLANDS General Assembly workshop held at the University of Leeds on 16th May and 27th November 2025 and were developed by those attending these workshops and follow up meetings on the subject. The documents are published on behalf of all authors and contributors: a complete list of all authors and contributors will be added to future revisions. Contact d.m.young@leeds.ac.uk for more information or to join this project.