Chat Moss peat bog

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Chat Moss peat bog is a large lowland peatland in Greater Manchester, England, known for its historical agricultural reclamation and ecological significance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf peat bog
continent Europe
country England
United Kingdom
crossedBy Liverpool and Manchester Railway
M62 motorway
hasConservationDesignation Site of Biological Importance
hasConservationStatus partially protected
hasEcosystemType bog
wetland
hasEnvironmentalRole biodiversity support
carbon storage
water regulation
hasLandUse agriculture
nature conservation
hasSoilType peat
hasVegetation birch woodland
cotton grass
heather
sphagnum moss
hasWildlife amphibians
invertebrates
wading birds
historicalEvent 19th-century drainage and reclamation for farming
construction of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway across the bog
knownFor ecological significance
historical agricultural reclamation
peat extraction
locatedIn City of Salford
linked to: Salford

Greater Manchester
North West England
locatedNear Glazebrook
Manchester
River Mersey
nearSettlement Cadishead
Eccles
Irlam
Worsley
partOf Mosslands of the River Mersey basin
historic Lancashire mosslands
threatenedBy drainage
intensive agriculture
peat extraction
usedFor arable farming
grazing
horticulture

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Cadishead geographyInfluencedBy Chat Moss peat bog