7,000 plants added as part of restoration work on local peatland
A staggering 7,000 plants have been added to Little Woolden Moss, Salford, in week-long effort to improve the landscape.
A staggering 7,000 plants have been added to Little Woolden Moss, Salford, in week-long effort to improve the landscape.
Healthy wetlands store carbon and slow the flow of water, cleaning it naturally and reducing flood risk downstream. They support an abundance of plant life, which in turn provide perfect shelter,…
Another piece of the peatland puzzle in Greater Manchester is to be solved thanks to funding to bring a new area of peat bog into restoration.
Evidence suggests that the elusive nightjar has returned to, and possibly bred on one of Manchester’s peatlands for the first time in 20 years.
Two-year delay to England peat strategy as damage continues to vital carbon stores.
Little Woolden Moss has been through a lot in its time, and new funding will help to tell its story.
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From our infamous worker bee to the more unusual looking shield bugs with bodies resembling medieval armour, Manchester is crawling with insects.
Hundreds of native wild flowers have been planted by Manchester's local community to tackle loss of city wildlife and increase access to nature.
Global consultancy and construction company, Mace, are funding the restoration of 157 hectares of precious mossland habitat in Greater Manchester over the next five years.