Lancashire secures £1.4m investment to restore peatlands as part of the UK's efforts to tackle climate change.

Lancashire has secured £1.4m investment to restore its peatlands, which have the potential to capture thousands of tonnes of CO2, as part of the UK's efforts to tackle climate change.
By Aimee Seddon
Published 18th Oct 2022, 15:40 BST
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Trudy Harrison MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Defra, recently visited the Abbeystead Estate in the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) to see how the government funding is being used.

She was joined by representatives from various local organisations to discuss the restoration of Lancashire's peatlands, part of the wider Great North Bog West Project.

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Restoration is vital as healthy peatlands are resilient and ecologically diverse habitats that provide benefits for people and nature, including helping combat flash floods and wild fires.

Group photo of key partners from Lancashire's peatland project including County Councillor Shaun Turner (third from left) and Trudy Harrison MP (second from right)Group photo of key partners from Lancashire's peatland project including County Councillor Shaun Turner (third from left) and Trudy Harrison MP (second from right)
Group photo of key partners from Lancashire's peatland project including County Councillor Shaun Turner (third from left) and Trudy Harrison MP (second from right)

County Councillor Shaun Turner, cabinet member for environment and climate change and chair of the Forest of Bowland AONB Joint Advisory Committee, said: "It is crucial that we work together to restore and maintain peatlands across Lancashire and the Forest of Bowland AONB project is a key part of our plans."

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