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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]
Witherslack Mosses are a fragmented wetland west of the Kent estuary in Cumbria, England, within the Lake District National Park.They consist of three raised bogs, the remnants of a formerly extensive, estuarine bog, which have been protected under the Habitats Directive as a Special Area of Conservation.
Gardens in England is a link page for any garden, botanical garden, arboretum or pinetum open to the public in England. The National Gardens Scheme also opens many small, interesting, private gardens to the public on one or two days a year for charity.
Thamnobryum angustifolium, the Derbyshire feathermoss, [2] is a species of moss in the Neckeraceae family. It is endemic to Derbyshire, England, [1] being restricted to a single SSSI, where the main colony covers about 3 square metres (32 sq ft) of a single rock face, with small subsidiary colonies nearby.
Red Moss covers an area of 47.2 hectares. [2] A severed female head was discovered in Red Moss in the 19th century dating from the Bronze Age or early Iron Age. [3] Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council owns most of the moss, but parts of the site are also owned by British Rail and United Utilities.
The entrance to the garden is marked by a striking neo-Norman stone arched gate which is topped with a sculpture of an eagle; this was originally a feature on the Spread Eagle Hotel on Corporation Street, Manchester, of which Fletcher Moss was proprietor. When the hotel was demolished in 1902, Moss took the eagle effigy and mounted it on his gate.
Meathop Moss is a raised bog located north of Meathop in Cumbria, England. Protected as a nature reserve by the Cumbria Wildlife Trust , Meathop Moss is notable for its insect life. [ 1 ] In 1965 it was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 .
Risley Moss is an area of peat bog situated near Birchwood in Warrington, England. It is a country park , Site of Special Scientific Interest [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and a Local Nature Reserve . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It covers an area of 210.5 acres (85.2 ha) and is one of the last remaining fragments of the raised bogs that once covered large areas of South ...