· Today’s bill is UK Government’s last chance to ban sale of peat before election as promised
· Alison Steadman, Iolo Williams & Cel Spellman join The Wildlife Trusts in urging MPs to…
As the government consults on whether to ban the sale of peat for horticulture in England and Wales, Ailis Watt, Peat Officer at The Wildlife Trusts argues that a ban is a no-brainer, but it'…
Popular annual peat-free plant sale with locally grown plants, gardening books, raffle and refreshments.
40 years of campaigning sees end to the destructive use of precious peat in gardens
Evidence shows burning peatlands harms nature and climate
It has been three years since the UK Government announced that it would ban the sale of peat for use in the amateur gardening sector, yet there is still no sign of legislation to enact the ban.…
The Government has bowed to pressure from the National Farmers Union and agreed to authorise the use of the highly damaging neonicotinoid thiamethoxam for the treatment of sugar beet seed in 2021…
A ban on the sale of horticultural peat, from its use in bagged compost to the production of plants, was first mooted by the UK Government back in 2011. Since then, it has consulted members of the…
Gwent Wildlife Trust’s Chepstow Group Annual Plant Sale
The Wildlife Trusts welcome the news that the member states of the European Commission, of which the UK are a part, have voted to apply a complete ban on the use of neonicotinoid pesticides in…
