The 'giant sponge' moorland tackling climate change and protecting homes
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukSign up to the free MyBury newsletter to get the best stories direct to your inbox A vast area of moorland has been transformed into a 'giant sponge' to tackle the effects of climate change.
The project on Holcombe Moor above Ramsbottom and Bury is also being credited with helping to protect nearby lowland villages from flooding during intense rainfall.
Conservationists have constructed almost 3,500 peat 'bunds'. READ MORE: Huge moths have been landing all over one place in Greater Manchester The scallop-shaped banks hold water behind them and have been dug across a plateau area of the picturesque site on the West Pennine Moors.
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