Peat Mining Stopped

During August two actions to stop peat mining happened at Hatfield Moor near Doncaster, one of the only Peat Moors left in England. One Sunday 15 activists visited the works and lots of pixieing occurred, including magically disappearing machinery keys and a breaking down train. On August 25th a mass trespass of around 70 people took place. Surprisingly there was a low police presence, which made for an interesting day on the moor. Drainage ditches were blocked, big bits of machinery were disabled and one peat train derailed itself whilst being chased and another mysteriously derailed.

So far no arrests have occurred on any peat actions and an activist presence does seem to stop work. The peat-cutting season finishes at the end of September so if people could spend a day wandering about the moor it would seriously limit the amount of peat they can extract.

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