Sphagnum moss The Wildlife Trusts

Sphagnum mosses carpet the ground with colour on our marshes, heaths and moors. They play a vital role in the creation of peat bogs: by storing water in their spongy forms, they prevent the decay of dead plant material and eventually form peat.

Botanical Illustration: Step by step Sphagnum moss - Lizzie Harper

Pioneering Winmarleigh carbon farm is fighting climate change The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside

Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust explain why the ban on sales of peat-based compost matters

A poem by Sarah Hill - British Bryological Society

National Highways and The Wildlife Trusts announce biodiversity boost across North West England

My Introduction to Mosses – The Cell of Sister Patience

Growing moss for peat's sake News Centre - Official news site of Calderdale Council

Project investigating sphagnum moss, mist and dew leads to award

Peatland ACTION case study: What's the connection between peat and our industrial past?

Creatures Great And Small - Wildlife Conservation Trust

Lancashire Peatland Initiative: Q&A with Sarah Johnson

Sphagnum russowi Plants, Natural phenomena, Flora