We are looking for an exceptional Community Projects Officer to help protect and enhance the landscape around Lindow Moss in #cheshire on behalf of the Lindow Moss Partnership. Want to find out more? Click below and apply today: groundwork.org.uk/jobs/lindow-mo…

#CheshireJobs #lindowmoss

Peatland bogs are home to a variety of interesting creepy crawlies and colourful plants, below are examples of common biodiversity:

🍃 Emerald Damselflies
🍃 Black-tailed Skimmers
🍃 Emperor Dragonflies
🍃 Sparrowhawks
🍃 Water Voles
🍃 Sphagnum Papillosum

#discoverlindow

🦋 What is biodiversity? 🌱

Biodiversity is all of the living things that inhabit a certain area, including animals, plants fungi and microorganisms.

#discoverlindow #lindowman #biodiversity #peatland biodiversity #wetland #peatland restoration #environment #peatland #peatbog

At last. Let’s hope Parliament sees sense and #peat sales are banned. Time to #saveourbogs Lindow Moss #keepitintheground

'Borrowing items from a library full of electronic goods has helped village residents save thousands of pound & benefit the environment.'
Planet Cheltenham's Library of Things project with @CKparish and Gloucestershire Libraries 📚 has hit the headlines! BBC Gloucestershire Vision 21
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The power of integration. Stems of Sphagnum mosses interlock and elevate water tables, share nutrients, and cause acidic conditions. Together a tiny moss becomes the most powerful plant genus on the planet for biological carbon sequestration. Let’s learn from Sphagnum.

alex thomson Chris Packham Channel 4 News @rebirding1 has a lot to say about this in his brilliant book #Rebirding ! Time to reclaim our National Parks for #climate and #nature

If you look after a dog or a cat please read this important piece of research: spot on flea treatments are poisoning our water…maybe chat to your vet about less toxic alternatives?

I never tire of reposting this animation ❤️

Cars should be the last resort, so we can keep the lane moving for those with mobility issues that prevent other forms of transport.

Walk whenever you can.

Cycling instead of driving.

Build a bus rapid transit network.

England could produce 13 times more renewable energy, using less than 3% of land.

Onshore wind and solar could provide 226GWh of electricity without impairing food production.

#renewables #RenewableEnergy #climate #climate action

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Want to know more about #peatbogs ? Check out this #scibar #knutsford talk by #sphagnum expert and great friend of Lindow Moss Prof Simon Caporn next Monday April 8. knutsfordscibar.org/2023/10/19/8th… Transition Wilmslow Groundwork in Cheshire, Lancashire & Merseyside

In case you missed it - the recording from our Measuring Biodiversity webinar is now available on YouTube.

It explores traditional & technological approaches to measuring biodiversity & how they are being applied in restoring & conserving #peatlands 👇

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So this week are we holding our second Food Growers of Bolton project day over in Halliwell on Wednesday, where we give away veg seeds, edible plants, fruit bushes and advice on growing. Really looking forward to it! The National Lottery Community Fund Transition Together Richard Couldrey Transition Network

All are welcome at our AGM on 8 April. 7:30pm start, upstairs at Unico Lounge on Grove Street, Wilmslow.

Planning to celebrate #BogDay on 28 July here at Lindow Moss as part of our celebration of the 40th anniversary of the finding of #lindowman check out our events at discoverlindow.org some great bog resources at iucn-uk-peatlandprogramme.org/events/bog-day… IUCN UK Peatlands

What If… we could reimagine our future as thriving, fairer, more resilient?
Our new guide takes you step-by-step through holding a community visioning process, bringing people together to build a shared vision of a better future.
Get it here: transitiontogether.org.uk/future-we-want…

How a small group, looking a scarred landscape, put Lindow Moss on the map and secure the restoration of its peat bog habitat.
A landscape partnership Transition Wilmslow helped form has been awarded £250,000 to do just that - amazing result! Read the story: transitiontogether.org.uk/peat-bog-resto…

Climate-vulnerable nations want wealthy governments to provide additional money to repair and reduce loss and damage via a new fund set up at the Cop28 UN climate summit, but fear that money could be diverted from budgets already earmarked for adaptation.
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📢 #Peat job!

So much useful advice here to get more of us composting to save ££ and waste!