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…

We know that we need to go peat-free in our gardens to help save our precious peatlands, but just how good are peat-free composts?

We can’t underestimate the importance of our peatlands – ‘superhero habitats’ that capture carbon and safeguard rare wildlife. But they only do this when healthy, and the stark reality is that…

A hiber-what-culum? A hibernaculum is a lovely warm, sheltered place where reptiles and amphibians can hibernate the winter away safely.

Have you made the switch to peat-free compost? But where else hidden peat could be lurking in some of your home and garden favourites?

Peatlands - boggy desolate wastelands, or climate change crushing, biodiversity boosting, flood fighting, super habitats?

Communications Officer, Jenny, has just moved into a new house, but what will her new garden have in store?

Day three of my Wild Walk Week mossy meanders included a visit to Winmarleigh Moss near Garstang to get involved in a bit of peatland science in action, and discover more about how our peatlands…