A primary school in Peterborough is taking part in a campaign that is getting the nation to 'plant their pants' as part of a journey about soil discovery.

The Plant Your Pants campaign, which has been launched by the Country Trust, encourages everyone to plant a pair of cotton underpants and then dig them up two months later to discover what has happened to them, and see soil biodiversity in action.

A healthy soil ecosystem will break down and degrade the cotton faster than soil with low microbial activity, ideally leaving behind only the elastic.

Children at Dogsthorpe Academy have already got stuck in and are looking forward to seeing the results.

Jill Attenborough, CEO at the Country Trust, explains: “Plant Your Pants is an opportunity for all of us to become soil scientists - observing, touching, listening to, and smelling the soil.

"Using all our senses we will tune in to the wonder of the unseen micro-organisms beneath our feet and discover how good food, grown well in healthy soils directly impacts our health and the health of the planet itself.

"We support our network of schools to take part each year but this year we want to extend the invitation to everyone. We’re here to support everyone to get planting!”

Find out more and register now at www.countrytrust.org.uk/plantyourpants