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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]
The Lodore–Troutdale Woods have some of the highest species richness of mosses in England. Liverwort species include Radula voluta, Radula aquilegia, Harpalejeunea ovata and Drepanojeunea hamatifolia. Herb species include meadowsweet, sanicle, primrose and woodruff, as well as yellow saxifrage and fragrant orchid in more open habitats.
NNRs are managed on behalf of the nation, many by Natural England itself, but also by non-governmental organisations, including the members of The Wildlife Trusts partnership, the National Trust, and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. There are 221 NNRs in England covering 1,100 square kilometres (420 square miles). [1]
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.
Between bridges 42 and 47, the canal skirts the eastern edge and then passes through and the southern edge of Whixall Moss, part of the Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve. With a combined area of nearly 2,500 acres (10 km 2), they form the third largest area of raised peat bog in the United Kingdom.
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.
The Meres and Mosses are a natural area of England defined by Natural England and its predecessor bodies as statutory regulators for the natural environment of England. This region in the northwest part of the English Midlands coincides broadly with the Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire National Character Area (NCA) 61. [ 1 ]