Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses

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Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses is a large, internationally important lowland raised bog and nature reserve on the England–Wales border, renowned for its rare wildlife and peatland habitats.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lowland raised bog
nature reserve
peatland habitat
adjacentTo Llangollen Canal
conservationActivity blocking of drains
rewetting of peat
scrub clearance
contains drainage ditches
peat cuttings
country England
Wales
designation National Nature Reserve
Ramsar site
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Special Area of Conservation (in parts)
surface form: Special Area of Conservation
formerLandUse grazing
industrial peat extraction
governedBy Natural England
Natural Resources Wales
habitatType lowland raised mire
ombrotrophic bog
hasFacility bird hides
waymarked trails
hasPart Whixall Moss
surface form: Bettisfield Moss

Fenn's Moss
Whixall Moss
importance internationally important peatland
one of the largest lowland raised bogs in Britain
IUCNCategory IV
locatedIn Shropshire
Wrexham County Borough
locatedOn England–Wales border
notableFor bog mosses (Sphagnum spp.)
bog rosemary
curlew
dragonflies and damselflies
large heath butterfly
nightjar
peat-forming vegetation
rare wildlife
snipe
sundews
openToPublic yes
partOf Marches Mosses
surface form: Border Mosses

Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve

Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fenn's, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem and Cadney Mosses

Marches Mosses
RamsarDesignationYear 1976
RamsarSiteNumber 73

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Shropshire contains Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses
Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses partOf Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve
Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses partOf Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fenn's, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem and Cadney Mosses
Ellesmere meres hasPart Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses
this entity surface form: Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses area meres
Ellesmere hasConservationDesignationNearby Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses
this entity surface form: Fenn’s, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses NNR