Marches Mosses

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Marches Mosses is a large, internationally important lowland raised bog complex on the English–Welsh border, renowned for its rare wildlife and peatland restoration efforts.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Border Mosses 1
Marches Mosses canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lowland raised bog complex
peatland habitat
protected area
contains peat deposits
country United Kingdom
designation National Nature Reserve
Ramsar site
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Special Area of Conservation
ecosystemType ombrotrophic bog
function biodiversity conservation
carbon storage
climate regulation
hasConservationProject bog re-wetting
ditch blocking
scrub removal
hasConservationStatus internationally important wetland
hasHabitatFeature bog hummocks
peat pools
wet heath
hasRecreationActivity nature watching
knownFor lowland raised bog habitat
peatland restoration
rare wildlife
locatedIn England
Wales
locatedOn English–Welsh border
managedBy Natural England
Natural Resources Wales
Shropshire Wildlife Trust
near Whitchurch, Shropshire
linked to: Whitchurch

Wrexham
partOf Bettisfield Moss
linked to: Whixall Moss

Cadney Moss
Fenn’s Moss
linked to: Fenn's Moss

Fenn’s, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses
Whixall Moss
supportsSpecies bog rosemary
curlew
damselflies
dragonflies
large heath butterfly
snipe
sphagnum mosses
threat agricultural improvement
historical drainage
peat extraction
usedFor environmental education
scientific research

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses partOf Border Mosses
linked to: Marches Mosses