The Wildlife Trusts have a campaign currently to encourage people to move away from using peat based composts in the garden or for house plants.
❗ Peatlands are formed over thousands of years
— StaffsWildlife 🦔🍄🦇 (@StaffsWildlife) February 10, 2024
It takes 1,000 years for 1 meter of peat to form. That’s around 1mm per year!
🌿 Yet, it’s dug up when it shouldn’t be, e.g. to grow house plants
💚Pledge to go peat-free!https://t.co/ILlmi8ydSK pic.twitter.com/4aPiovPrpd
UK peatlands are home to carnivorous (insect-eating!) plants & many weird & wonderful wild species, yet peatlands are still dug up and damaged.
— The Wildlife Trusts (@WildlifeTrusts) February 17, 2024
Keep an eye out for the upcoming Peat Inspectors action to help our peatlands and pledge to go peat-free! 💚https://t.co/ssHPTbECbJ pic.twitter.com/7yLrLN25vt
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