Join us for a Mosses Bog Dog Walk on Sunday 6 February
January 27, 2022
Joey the dog and his pal Chalky will lead a Bog Dog walk on Sunday 6 February and they’d love for you to join them. The walk is for dog walkers who want to learn more about what lives on the Mosses as well as how and why the Mosses are being restored.
Naturalist Stephen Barlow will be helping Chalky and Joey to explain the habitat and how dogs and wildlife can enjoy the Mosses and all it has to offer. Stephen is also the Natural England Volunteer Warden on the Mosses, so he has loads of experience he can share with you about the amazing wildlife that thrive on the Mosses.
“Take the Lead” is an ongoing initiative aimed at helping dog walkers learn more about what they can do to protect the wildlife that live on the Mosses while they’re out for a walk with their pooch. For instance, we have ground-nesting birds in the nesting season as well as ground-roosting birds that are present year ’round. We need to protect them and their habitats while allowing dogs – and their humans – to enjoy the amazing landscape of our precious peatland.
Marches Mosses National Nature Reserve Senior Manager Pete Bowyer is keen on the project: “Dog walkers form a large part of our visitor community and we thought it would be nice if they had a walk focused on them and their needs. Chalky and Stephen know the site well and will make the walk fun and informative.”
Joey the Dog will be bringing his pal Mike Crawshaw, the Mosses Community Engagement Officer, on the walk. Mike added, “Joey loves walking here, and this is his opportunity to make new friends.”
If you and your own Fido want to come along and make new friends, please email Mike on info.whixall@naturalengland.org.uk , or call the Natural England team on 01948-880362 for further information.
