NEWS
Peatlands Wordsearch
Date: April 9, 2020
The Mosses remain closed, but this Wordsearch should fill a bit of your time! Let us know how many words you find.
Brimstones on the Marches Mosses
Date: April 1, 2020
Fire and brimstone? Or a beautiful soft yellow butterfly? One heralds the wrath of the heavens, the other ushers in spring in the UK. It’s the brimstone butterfly, of course, that arrives on the Marches Mosses this time of year. In Shropshire, brimstones have been seen as early as 15th March, or as late […]
Fenn’s, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses are Closed
Date: March 28, 2020
All of the UK’s National Nature Reserves, car parks and visitor facilities are closed until further notice, including the Fenn’s, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses NNR. We’ll post updates as and when they’re available and we’ll continue to update the Meres & Mosses website with posts about the amazing biodiversity on the Mosses. In the […]
Great Grey Shrike on the Mosses
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The great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor) has been spotted on Fenn’s, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses. They’ll soon be returning to their Scandinavian breeding grounds, after spending the winter hunting over the Mosses. A medium-sized bird, the great grey shrike is black and grey with a white underbelly, a black band across its eyes and a […]
Volunteering at Marches Mosses
Date: March 12, 2020
Volunteering at Marches Mosses is good for you – get outdoors, do important conservation work – and all the chocolate biscuits you can eat! A conversation with Steve Dobbin, Natural England Reserves Manager, and some of the people who volunteer on the BogLIFE regeneration project at Fenn’s, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses. Steve, first, why do […]
