Soil is more than dirt. Soil is a secret world at our feet, an ecosystem as diverse in life as our night sky is full of stars. The billions of bacteria contained in its rhizospheres do for plants what the microbes in our stomachs do for us: sustain life. Our relationship with soil is our connection to Earth itself. Without soil, there is no us. 

We could not mark World Earth Day without highlighting the vital importance that soil plays. Our Partners at Forest Research https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/ have been evaluating soil carbon and biodiversity in woodland creation schemes, agroforestry schemes, and natural colonisation as compared to tree planting. Adding new evidence on the impacts on ground preparation practices impacts on soil carbon in particularly on peaty soils.

For further information on some of  their latest work please follow the links below:-