We are fundraising to secure the future of Danes Moss
All donations help towards this important task to ensure Danes Moss can be enjoyed by all in the future.
Over £35,000 raised so far
Alternatively you can donate directly to our group bank account:
Name: Danes Moss Trust
Account: 2195 6060
Sort code: 30 99 50
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Danes Moss is a historic peat bog and rare wildlife habitat which holds massive amounts of carbon in its soil. This place once extended across a thousand acres to the south of the Cheshire town of Macclesfield. After centuries of destruction by humans less than 500 acres remains of this former wilderness.
Now, the moss is threatened by urban development plans across more than 200 acres of the Moss.
We want all development allocations to be removed from the Danes Moss peatland. As an alternative, we have produced a landscape Vision for the restoration of Danes Moss North to a healthy peatland.
The Cheshire Wildlife Trust described plans to develop Danes Moss as:
One of the most environmentally damaging schemes ever proposed in Cheshire East and the likely destruction of natural capital (biodiversity and stored carbon) at this scale is unprecedented in recent decades within the Cheshire region
Danes Moss Trust exists to ensure the Danes Moss peatlands are restored and conserved for current and future generations to enjoy, and to maintain and enhance the richly diverse wildlife on the site. Our Future Vision has been created in collaboration with local and national organisations to show how Danes Moss can be a community asset that will strengthen nature conservation and community well-being in Macclesfield and the wider area.
We take action to support this vision by raising awareness, supporting education and research, creating partnerships with other groups and organisations, fundraising and providing challenge on the protection, restoration and management of peatland and safeguarding its biodiversity. Save Danes Moss is a campaign led by Danes Moss Trust to oppose development plans on the site of Danes Moss North and its surroundings.
Danes Moss Trust is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (registered Charity No. 1211113).
What you can Do...
Donate to the Fund Raiser
Any donations are gratefully received and will go towards
(1) our legal fund
(2) our running costs: insurance, ecology surveys, stationary etc.
(3) the future restoration of the site when we win - and we will win.
Look out for wildlife
Help find out what lives at Dane's Moss to illustrate the potential biodiversity loss