NEWS
BogLIFE and Mosses and Marches Webinar on 25th March
Date: March 25, 2021
Note: Please be aware that links on this page take you to third party websites. Register ahead of time to join the conversation Hosted by the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management Main photo credit: Stephen Barlow Robert Duff, Marches Mosses BogLIFE Project Manager, and visual artist Andrew Howe, will lead a webinar to […]
Birds on the Mosses, by Dr. Bob Harris
Date: March 22, 2021
With Spring arriving, we asked Dr. Bob Harris to write a piece for us about the birds that live on the Mosses , whether that’s year ’round or just for a season. Bob mentions the curlews and lapwings that are returning to the Mosses now that winter is ending. They’re ground-nesting birds and their numbers […]
So Big the FA Cup Would Fit into the Mosses?
Date: March 19, 2021
The Marches Mosses are important peatland that cover 1,000 hectares of north Shropshire and northeast Wales. What does that have to do with football? Well, with the FA Cup Quarterfinals coming up, there just might be a link: Around 1,400 football pitches would fit into those 1,000 hectares of the Mosses. That would be nearly […]
Marches Mosses Celebrate UN World Wildlife Day
Date: March 3, 2021
Note: Please be aware that links on this page take you to third party websites. Today, March 3rd, is UN World Wildlife Day. It was established in 2013 by the United Nations General Assembly to be held on the anniversary of the 1973 signing of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild […]
We Bet You Haven’t Thought About Drains on the Mosses
Date: March 2, 2021
If you read about the Marches Mosses here on this website, or follow the Mosses on Twitter, you’ll know that peat bogs are an important feature of the Earth’s environment. They store carbon, helping to fight the climate crisis; they are a valuable habitat for creatures and plants that make their homes on them. In […]
