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    Trust heads up anti-peat initiative

    Nov 30, 2021 2 minutes

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    THE National Trust has joined conservation organisations around the world in calling for its members to stop using peat-based compost.

    The flagship heritage charity, along with RSPB, the Wildlife Trusts, the Royal Horticultural Society and pressure groups from 19 other countries, are all calling for a ban on peat as part of an international effort to

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