Peat as a growing medium ingredient is becomingly increasingly unacceptable and this has led in recent years to more and more use of peat-free growing media.

The study by Moors for the Future Partnership was carried out to discover the most effective methods of planting various species of sphagnum.

Advances in the development of peat-free horticultural products, means that the UK could establish its own long-term viable peat-free compost providing sustainable soil conditioners and growing…

An Innovate UK project demonstrated success using sustainably sourced Sphagnum (from BeadaMoss®), with commercial-scale trials starting this year. Government funding support to further develop new…

The UK's largest garden retailer has switched its bedding plant production away from peat.

In February 2023, RSPB as part of the Ugie Peatland Partnership, hosted an event, co-organised and funded by Beam Suntory, to bring together landowners with peatlands in the Ugie catchment.

The IUCN UK Peatland Programme has published a report showcasing successes in peat-free horticulture - 'Demonstrating Success: Peat-free Horticulture' - the third publication in the…

The Wildlife Trusts have unveiled a new handbook to help people go peat-free in their gardens and to recognise the importance of peatlands for nature and climate. Find out more...

After over three decades of calls for an end to the use of peat in horticulture, Defra is consulting on proposals for a ban on the retail sale of peat in England and Wales by 2024.

30 years ago Plantlife’s then CEO Jane Smart, now IUCN’s Global Director of IUCN’s Biodiversity Conservation Group and Director of IUCN’s Global Species Programme, launched an appeal to protect…