Cors Fochno
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Cors Fochno is a raised peat mire located near to the village of Borth, in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. Lying on the south side of the Dyfi estuary, it forms a component part of the Dyfi National Nature Reserve. It was designated a UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) biosphere reserve in 1976, and is the only such reserve in Wales.[1]
A significant portion of the 652 acres (264 ha) 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] and Adder, Badger, Blackcap, Dartford Warbler, Fallow Deer, Nightingale, Nightjar, Willow Warbler, and Woodcock. The site holds a population of rosy marsh moth, a very rare species in the UK.
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