Lancashire’s peatlands are home to a myriad of amazing plants and animals, including the weird and wonderful carnivorous sundew. Not only one of our favourite plants, but also the symbol of the…

Our region is jam packed with wonderful peat bogs, but sometimes these amazing habitats can be overlooked and misunderstood as boring, flat, desolate wastelands. But a visit to Winmarleigh Moss…

Wildfires pose a serious risk to our precious peatlands, the wonderful wildlife that calls them home, and the people that love them.

Last year we spoke to a number of peat-free growers about making peat-free plants a reality. With the announcement of a ban on the use of peat in commercial horticulture from 2026, how have things…

Going 100 per cent peat-free is an amazing step that you can make to help support our environment and fight climate change. Here’s how to do it.

Sphagnum moss is a very special type of moss which is only found in wet acidic areas such as peatlands, in fact it creates the peat itself. Find out how it does this and why it matters…

Our pioneering Rindle wetter farming trial is working to support nature as well as our climate.

Every year International Bog Day gives us the chance to celebrate all of our precious peatlands. Find out what we're up to here in Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside.

When a peatland is drained and converted to agriculture, the carbon that was stored in the peat oxidises and gets released into the atmosphere contributing to the climate emergency. As part of a…

When it comes to going peat-free in our gardens, grabbing a bag of peat-free compost is an easy step to take, but sometimes finding peat-free plants can be a bit trickier. We speak to some…