Join our call for an immediate end to peat sales
Survey of top retailers shows that only one of 20 says they will eliminate peat this year - the Government's voluntary target to stop peat compost sales was missed in 2020.
Survey of top retailers shows that only one of 20 says they will eliminate peat this year - the Government's voluntary target to stop peat compost sales was missed in 2020.
Our homes and gardens have an important role in the fight against climate change. Help preserve vital peatland by going peat free.
Sphagnum mosses carpet the ground with colour on our marshes, heaths and moors. They play a vital role in the creation of peat bogs: by storing water in their spongy forms, they prevent the decay…
The yellow, star-like flowers of bog asphodel brighten up our peat bogs, damp heaths and moors in early summer, attracting a range of pollinating insects.
This important remnant marsh in the middle of Redditch consists of sedge peat, a rare habitat in the Midlands.
Bleak, treeless and often shrouded in low cloud, blanket bog can seem a desolate habitat. However, the wildness of the huge, empty landscapes and wide skies are compelling, as is the chance of…