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Letter: Reservoir's plight could be a gardener's delight

Published 4 June 2025

From Paul Whiteley, Bittaford, Devon, UK

The image of Woodhead Reservoir in Derbyshire, UK, made me wonder about possible uses for all that newly exposed, dried-up sediment that has been slowly filling the reservoir and reducing its capacity. Much of this stuff is good-quality soil biomass that is free or mostly free of artificial fertiliser, herbicides and insecticides. I would be delighted to have some on my garden(17 May, p 7).

Issue no. 3546 published 7 June 2025

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