Council uses 120-year-old law to reclaim 'old bog' – to help tackle climate change and create a wildlife refuge
MOSSLAND in Golborne could be restored to create a ‘carbon sink’ and a refuge for wildlife as Wigan council uses a law from 1899 to reclaim the common. Edge Green Common, which has no registered or traceable owner, is already home to a range of habitats including acid grassland, woodland and peat bog. As well as capturing and storing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, it serves as a ‘stepping stone’ between other mossland and wetland sites in Wigan, Warrington ay Risley Moss and Salford for species such as dragonflies and butterflies. The site’s diverse plants and habitats...
Source: warringtonguardian.co.uk
