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The Community Radio Station covering Central-Southern Dorset, run by volunteers and not-for-profit

Countryside Matters 45, 15.09.25

Are we planting enough trees globally to combat climate change and offset carbon emissions? A professor says not and that we’re planting lots of trees in the wrong places • An author who campaigns with the Peat-Free Partnership talks about why we should use the peat-free variety – Britain currently leads the world in them • A founding member of Treasure Gardening also says that there are alternatives to peat since good compost can be made from a range of available waste products • Finally, we hear about the latest sewage discharges into the River Lim and that the local water company are committed to upgrading the storage and drainage system at Lyme Regis. Presented by Jenny Devitt…

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