The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside has long been campaigning to protect our precious peatlands, and working to restore those that we have right here on our doorstep. We know that many of our members and supporters have been backing us in this fight, with more and more people going peat-free in their gardens. But now we can do even more.
When the England Peat Plan was launched in May 2021, it promised a consultation into banning the retail sales of peat, and even though it took until the 18th December 2021 for it to arrive, it’s finally here – and we can all do our bit.
We have created a simple to use e-action to help everyone respond to the consultation - https://action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/98699/action/1
You can also view and submit your responses to the consultation directly at https://consult.defra.gov.uk/soils-and-peatlands/endingtheretailsaleofpeatinhorticulture/.
The consultation includes a whopping 27 questions, but not all of these would apply to amateur gardeners, which is why we have created the e-action, but please remember that every additional voice speaking up in favour of a total ban really could make a difference.