On 27/02/2021 10:45, Nick Gardner wrote:
We should be reforesting Britain, especially the uplands where the trees
will hold back water, releasing it slowly in the winter to prevent
flooding and this water reserve will prevent low river levels in the
summer (another problem).

But they tend not to plant them on scree and cragg faces, choosing the
nice flat top peatland fells instead - wrong!
Acre for acre, proper peatland is a far better sink of C than forests
new or old.

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