Over the last three weeks, volunteers from Natural England have planted around 1,000 English Oak saplings on land around the perimeter of the mosses.

Supplied by Maelor Nurseries, these trees will assist with 're-wetting' the site and will help undo the what organisers called the damage of a previous conifer plantation.

Fenn’s, Whixall & Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve Senior Manager Peter Bowyer explained the process.

Whitchurch Herald:

"The trees have been placed in suitable locations away from the areas containing peat," said Peter.

"It is important to note that that the peat is not suitable for tree planting and this is why it is being re-wetted as part of the slow process of bog regeneration.

"Conifers were originally planted on the Marches Mosses as a cash crop, due for eventual felling.

"These conifers were destructive of the peat, absorbing water and preventing rainfall from reaching the ground.

"Now, more than ever, wetland regeneration will be playing an increasingly important role in the slowing of global climate change.

Whitchurch Herald:

"Wet peatland absorbs the equivalent of 30 times more carbon than the same area of trees.

"This means that wetland regeneration like the Marches Mosses BogLIFE Project will become ever more critical in the fight against climate change."