The Mosses: then and now

The Mosses of North Shropshire have changed over the last century; from small-scale peat cutting, to industrial scale cutting and eventually progressing to the current period of restoration. The peatbogs include Fenn’s, Whixall, Bettisfield, Cadney and Wem Mosses, which cover over 2500 acres combined. It took 1000s of years for them to form, beginning as the last glaciers retreated during the ice age.

The slideshow below shows how the area has changed since the turn of the last century.