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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]
Fenn's, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem and Cadney Mosses (part in England) Glannau Môn: Cors Heli / Anglesey Coast: Saltmarsh: Glannau Ynys Gybi / Holy Island Coast: Glan-traeth: Glaswelltiroedd Cefn Cribwr / Cefn Cribwr Grasslands: Glynllifon: Gwynedd: Gower Ash Woods / Coedydd Ynn Gwyr: Swansea: Gower Commons / Tiroedd Comin Gwyr: Swansea ...
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. ... Martin Down [3] ... Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses [8]
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.
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 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]
Crymlyn Bog - a nature reserve near Swansea, Wales; Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses - a national nature reserve which straddles the border between England and Wales; Flanders Moss - a national nature reserve and the largest lowland raised bog in Britain; west of Stirling, Scotland