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Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses straddle the border between England and Wales. Fenn's Moss is on the Welsh side of the border and is in Wrexham County Borough, while Whixall Moss is in north Shropshire, on the English side of the border, and is only separated from Fenn's Moss by the Border Drain, a ditch similar to many others on the mosses, [1] which was dug in 1826. [2]
This is a list of current national nature reserves in England. Sites formerly notified, ... Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses [8] Stiperstones [8] Wem Moss [8]
Fenn's, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem and Cadney Mosses; Gatewen Marsh; Hanmer Mere; Llay Bog; Llyn Bedydd; Marford Quarry; Nant-y-Belan and Prynela Woods; Old Pulford Brook Meadows; Pandy Quarries; Ruabon/Llantysilio Mountains and Minera; Shell Brook Pastures; Sontley Marsh; Stryt Las a'r Hafod; Vicarage Moss
Wild Ennerdale in Cumbria is home to red squirrels, freshwater pearl mussels and juniper trees.
The station was situated on the edge of Fenn's Moss, now part of the Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve.The formation runs from south-west to north-east, and a bridge carried a minor road across the tracks immediately to the west of the station.
Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses is an element of a post-Ice Age peat bog that straddles the England–Wales border and contains many rare plant and animal species due to the acidic environment created by the peat. [115] Only lightly hand-dug, it is now a national nature reserve and is being restored to its natural condition.
The canal also forms the boundary on two sides of the Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve. In 2009 an 11-mile (18 km) section of the canal from Gledrid Bridge near Rhoswiel through to the Horseshoe Falls, which includes Chirk Aqueduct and Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. [39]
The village lies close to Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses, an area of peat bog which was declared a national nature reserve in 1996 because of its importance for wildlife. The English market towns of Whitchurch , Ellesmere and Wem each lie about 6 miles distant to the northeast, west and southeast respectively.