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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]
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.
This is a list of current national nature reserves in England. ... Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses [8] ... National nature reserve (United Kingdom) ...
Adjacent to Whixall is Whixall Moss, part of Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve, the third largest lowland raised bog in Britain, a rare habitat and the home of a number of rare species. [8] A sign on a typical rural lane shows the way to some of the Whixall points of interest.
National nature reserves in Wales are selected and designated by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) (formerly the Countryside Council for Wales). There are 76 reserves all of which are also SSSIs , they cover 26,536 hectares (265.36 km 2 ), or less than 1.5% of the land area of Wales.
Cassop Vale National Nature Reserve. National nature reserves in England are designated by Natural England as key places for wildlife and natural features in England.They were established to protect the most significant areas of habitat and of geological formations.
Even by Alaska standards, Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve is extraordinary. Gates of the Arctic has no trails, roads. That's partly why the park is so special.
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.