Cors Fochno

Cors Fochno is a raised peat mire located near to the village of Borth, in the county of Ceredigion, Wales on the south side of the Dyfi estuary, forms a component part of the Dyfi National Nature Reserve. It is the only UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Biosphere reserve in Wales. ^[1] A significant portion of the 652.71 acre former peatland complex was taken for agriculture; the surviving core area supports the largest expanse of primary near-natural raised bog in an estuarine context within the United Kingdom. ^[2]

General Site Character

Bogs. Marshes. Water fringed vegetation. Fens (85%)
Heath. Scrub. Maquis and garrigue. Phygrana (9%)
Humid grassland. Mesophile grassland (5%)
Improved grassland (1%)^[2]

Ecology

Part of the Dyfi National Nature Reserve, Cors Fochno contains several varieties of peat moss and carnivorous plant. ^[3]

Wildlife

Otters, Red Kites, Common Buzzards, Peregrines and Hen Harriers can be found here together with a number of Welsh Mountain Ponies. ^[3]

Footnotes

^ [1] Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) 20 March 2008
^ ^a ^b Joint Nature Conservation Committee
^ ^a ^b [2] BBC Wales - Cors Fochno 20 March 2008

References

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[1] [1] Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) 20 March 2008

[JNCC-2] Joint Nature Conservation Committee

[bbc.co.uk-3] [2] BBC Wales - Cors Fochno 20 March 2008

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