moss
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"My grandfather used to take moss down on horse and cart to the local station in Machynlleth for it to go to cities like Liverpool and Manchester," Graham said.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
"The climate is changing, winter is wetter, summer is drier and warmer and moss seems to be growing faster," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
Tightening regulation and environmental concerns over sphagnum - the bog moss that turns to peat - have brought changes, but commercial gathering of common moss remains legal in Wales provided pickers have a permit.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
"The investigators wanted to know what kind of moss it was, and how long it had been buried in the soil," says von Konrat.
From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026
Some of the cases have rocks and moss and long, slithery bugs crawling in them, and others are filled with water and colorful fish.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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