oxygen-free conditions in the peat bog meant that the man's skin, hair and many of his internal organs were extremely well preserved, which is very unusual, as this does not occur with rock fossils.

Wet peat bogs store carbon but the RSPB Dove Stone site has been drying out The restoration of an ancient peat bog has been bolstered by a £1.2m grant. The 941-hectare (2,325-acre) bog near ...