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Wildlife in my new garden
Communications Officer, Jenny, has just moved into a new house, but what will her new garden have in store?
Precious peatlands - our superhero habitat
Peatlands - boggy desolate wastelands, or climate change crushing, biodiversity boosting, flood fighting, super habitats?
What's hiding in your plant pots?
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?
Creating a hibernaculum at Little Woolden Moss
A hiber-what-culum? A hibernaculum is a lovely warm, sheltered place where reptiles and amphibians can hibernate the winter away safely.
Save the planet? First we need to save our peatlands
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 many of our peatlands are not.
Peat-free planting trial
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?
Making peat-free plants a reality
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 commercial growers to find out what’s the hold up?
Could celery help fight climate change?
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 UK first wetter farming pilot, we are trialling growing a commercial celery crop on a re-wetted peatland field, to combine carbon emissions reduction with financiall
International Bog Day 2022
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.
Nature friendly farming at our Rindle wetter farming trial
Our pioneering Rindle wetter farming trial is working to support nature as well as our climate.
What is sphagnum moss and why is it important?
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…
Peat-free gardening checklist
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.
Making peat-free plants a reality 2023
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 changed?
Wildfires on peatlands
Wildfires pose a serious risk to our precious peatlands, the wonderful wildlife that calls them home, and the people that love them.
Bogs are boring right?
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 SSSI could change all of that…
Sundews: What's that on the Lancashire Peat Partnership logo?
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 Lancashire Peat Partnership.
Turf production: peat extraction by stealth
By ripping up that paving and laying a new lawn you might that think that you are doing your bit for nature, but if that turf has been grown on peat then you could be doing more harm than good.
How to identify trees
Whether towering majestically above us or just starting out life as a tiny sapling, trees are one of our most beloved plants. Many of us will see a tree every day, but identifying which species it is can often be easier said than done. Yet getting to know our trees a little better is a great way of connecting with the nature that is on our doorstep.
Snoozing the winter away: our guide to hibernation
During the dark, damp, cold winter months the thought of hibernation can sound very appealing – tuck yourself away somewhere nice and cosy and sleep until spring arrives. But is that really what happens to wildlife in winter?
Our Valentine's wildlife favourites
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner we thought we’d ask our staff about some of the wildlife that really sets their hearts racing.