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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andy Gregory

Turn gardens into ‘bogs’ to combat drought and sewage in waterways, experts suggest

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People should flood their gardens to create bogs in order to combat the impact of drought, experts have suggested.

Creating “bog gardens” could also help reverse biodiversity loss, with the widespread elimination of Britain’s natural wetlands through farming and construction blamed in part for large reductions in certain wildlife populations.

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