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*[[Foulshaw Moss]], with an area of 350 ha, the largest of the three.<ref name=CWT.Foulshaw>[http://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/reserves/foulshaw-moss Foulshaw Moss], Cumbria Wildlife Trust. Retrieved November 2013</ref> |
*[[Foulshaw Moss]], with an area of 350 ha, the largest of the three.<ref name=CWT.Foulshaw>[http://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/reserves/foulshaw-moss Foulshaw Moss], Cumbria Wildlife Trust. Retrieved November 2013</ref> |
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*[[Meathop Moss]], 82 ha<ref name="CWT.Meathop">{{cite web | url=http://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/reserves/meathop-moss | title=Meathop Moss | publisher=Cumbria Wildlife Trust | accessdate=3 November 2013}}</ref> |
*[[Meathop Moss]], 82 ha<ref name="CWT.Meathop">{{cite web | url=http://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/reserves/meathop-moss | title=Meathop Moss | publisher=Cumbria Wildlife Trust | accessdate=3 November 2013}}</ref> |
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*Nichols Moss, 7 ha<ref name=CWTNichols>[http://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/reserves/nichols-moss Nichols Moss], Cumbria Wildlife Trust. Retrieved November 2013</ref> |
*Nichols Moss, 7 ha<ref name=CWTNichols>[http://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/reserves/nichols-moss Nichols Moss], Cumbria Wildlife Trust. Retrieved November 2013</ref><ref name="nwemail"></ref> |
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The site was designated an SAC in 2005. The bogs were already individually protected as [[nature reserve]]s in the care of [[Cumbria Wildlife Trust]] and, under UK legislation, as [[Sites of Special Scientific Interest]]. |
The site was designated an SAC in 2005. The bogs were already individually protected as [[nature reserve]]s in the care of [[Cumbria Wildlife Trust]] and, under UK legislation, as [[Sites of Special Scientific Interest]]. |
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Restoration work has been carried out reversing [[afforestation]] and associated drainage work.<ref>Amodeo, Christian. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115413/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-124076552.html "Cumbria's largest peatbog restored].(Foulshaw Moss)(Brief Article)." [[Geographical (magazine)|Geographical]] (UK). Circle Publishing Ltd. 2004. Accessed via [[HighBeam Research]]. 27 Dec. 2012 (subscription required).</ref> |
Restoration work has been carried out reversing [[afforestation]] and associated drainage work.<ref>Amodeo, Christian. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115413/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-124076552.html "Cumbria's largest peatbog restored].(Foulshaw Moss)(Brief Article)." [[Geographical (magazine)|Geographical]] (UK). Circle Publishing Ltd. 2004. Accessed via [[HighBeam Research]]. 27 Dec. 2012 (subscription required).</ref> |
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In 2022 land adjacent to Nicholls Moss was bought in order to extend the reserve.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Help and support to local farmers who are looking to undertake environmental work comes as Cumbria Wildlife Trust given funds to widen peat restoration in the county |url=https://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/19838958.help-support-local-farmers-looking-undertake-environmental-work-comes-cumbria-wildlife-trust-given-funds-widen-peat-restoration-county/}}</ref> |
In 2022 land adjacent to Nicholls Moss was bought in order to extend the reserve.<ref name="nwemail">{{Cite news |title=Help and support to local farmers who are looking to undertake environmental work comes as Cumbria Wildlife Trust given funds to widen peat restoration in the county |url=https://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/19838958.help-support-local-farmers-looking-undertake-environmental-work-comes-cumbria-wildlife-trust-given-funds-widen-peat-restoration-county/}}</ref> |
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==Public access== |
==Public access== |
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Revision as of 00:00, 1 March 2022
| Witherslack Mosses | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
  Map of England | |
| Location | Cumbria, England |
| Coordinates | 54°14′10″N 2°50′22″W / 54.2362°N 2.8395°W[1] |
| Area | 486 ha (1,200 acres) |
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 are protected under the Habitats Directive as a Special Area of Conservation.[1]
- Foulshaw Moss, with an area of 350 ha, the largest of the three.[2]
- Meathop Moss, 82 ha[3]
- Nichols Moss, 7 ha[4][5]
The site was designated an SAC in 2005. The bogs were already individually protected as nature reserves in the care of Cumbria Wildlife Trust and, under UK legislation, as Sites of Special Scientific Interest.
Restoration
All three bogs have retained some of the original dome structure, characteristic of raised bogs. However, each has been degraded by drainage and by peat-cutting around the edges. Restoration work has been carried out reversing afforestation and associated drainage work.[6]
In 2022 land adjacent to Nicholls Moss was bought in order to extend the reserve.[5]
Public access
Parking for Foulshaw Moss is just off the A590 (westbound).
Raised water levels, as a result of bog restoration work, adversely affected public access to Meathop Moss and Foulshaw Moss around 2012, and the boardwalks had to be relaid.
Fauna
The mosses are known for their invertebrates.[7] The restoration of the wetland has seen species returning, notably:
- White-faced Darters (reintroduced from 2010).[8]
- Ospreys (nested successfully at Foulshaw Moss in 2014).[9]
References
- ^ a b "Witherslack Mosses (Site UK0030302)". European Environment Agency. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ Foulshaw Moss, Cumbria Wildlife Trust. Retrieved November 2013
- ^ "Meathop Moss". Cumbria Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ Nichols Moss, Cumbria Wildlife Trust. Retrieved November 2013
- ^ a b "Help and support to local farmers who are looking to undertake environmental work comes as Cumbria Wildlife Trust given funds to widen peat restoration in the county".
- ^ Amodeo, Christian. "Cumbria's largest peatbog restored.(Foulshaw Moss)(Brief Article)." Geographical (UK). Circle Publishing Ltd. 2004. Accessed via HighBeam Research. 27 Dec. 2012 (subscription required).
- ^ "Meathop Moss" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "Rare dragonflies hatch at reserve following reintroduction". The Guardian. 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ "Ospreys seen at new site". Westmorland Gazette. May 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
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