The Big Moss Map Sphagnum Survey Training on Crompton Moor Saturday 30th January 2016 10:30 to 14:30 Shore Edge Methodist Church, Buckstones Road, Shaw, OL2 8LS.

Scientists from The Moors for the Future Partnership have asked Friends of Crompton Moor to help them log an important lifesaving moorland plant, and help create The Big Moss Map.

Sphagnum is seen as a vital weapon in the war against climate change, and walkers on the moors can now take part in a unique project to make a map of where sphagnum moss is found.

The Big Moss Map will help scientists and conservationists in their efforts to save the region’s blanket bog habitat.

Healthy peat bogs are important wildlife habitats, a vital store of carbon, help provide high quality drinking water, and slow down surface run-off which helps to reduce flooding.

Creating The Big Moss Map gives us all an opportunity to get out and about and build a picture of how the moors are changing, whilst raising awareness of the importance of sphagnum.

The training session will begin with an indoor presentation at Shore Edge Church, followed by an outdoor session on Crompton Moor for practical identification and instructions on how to survey.

To confirm a booking, or for further information, please contact:
Marian Herod
Secretary – Friends of Crompton Moor
Tel: 07792 156295
www.cromptonmoor.co.uk
email: cromptonmoor@gmail.com