Marches Mosses
E463324
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 |
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Special Area of Conservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Natural Resources Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Shropshire Wildlife Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Whitchurch, Shropshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wrexham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bettisfield Moss
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cadney Moss NERFINISHED ⓘ Fenn’s Moss NERFINISHED ⓘ Fenn’s, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses NERFINISHED ⓘ Whixall Moss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
bog rosemary
ⓘ
curlew ⓘ damselflies ⓘ dragonflies ⓘ large heath butterfly ⓘ snipe ⓘ sphagnum mosses ⓘ |
| threat |
agricultural improvement
ⓘ
historical drainage ⓘ peat extraction ⓘ |
| usedFor |
environmental education
ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Border Mosses