In the 1980s, commercial trees were planted in parts of Scotland’s 9,000-year-old peatlands; decades later, conservationists are clearing them to protect wildlife and keep the carbon they store underground
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July 24, 2026
A Common Greenshank stood at the edge of the pool. Commercial trees were planted in parts of Scotland’s 9,000-year-old peatlands in the 1980s; decades later, conservationists are clearing them to protect wildlife and keep the carbon they store…