NEWS
Spread of rare moss on Mosses shows the success of restoration
Date: February 17, 2020
One of the rarest bog plants, the moss Dicranum undulatum, has been found on several sites on the Marches Mosses, which encompasses Fenn’s, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses. The moss, commonly called Waved Fork-moss, was surveyed by noted Bryologist Dr. Des Callaghan, working on behalf of the Natural England /BogLIFE Project which is returning the Mosses […]
Highest Rainfall on Fenn’s, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses for Past Thirty Years
Date: February 3, 2020
If you’ve been thinking it’s rained a lot lately, you’re right – last year was the wettest in recent memory and Fenn’s, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses near Whitchurch and Wrexham felt it too. Gerald Moss, who keeps a nearby weather station, found that 2019 had the highest amount of rainfall in 30 years – […]
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What is planned for The Mosses in 2020?
Date: January 9, 2020
The former scrapyard site The former scrapyard is being covered by the removal of turf from nearby fields which were once part of the bog. The fields will be reverted to bog habitat by planting 150,000 ‘microproprogated’ sphagnum hummocks in a seeding operation following the turf-stripping. This method of bog creation is an innovative experiment […]
World War II Practice Bombs found on Fenn’s and Whixall Mosses
Date: December 10, 2019
On the 74th anniversary of Armistice Day, conservationists working at Fenn’s and Whixall Mosses National Nature Reserve found two World War II practice bombs. The bombs were uncovered while workers were excavating to build water-retaining “bunds” as part of the regeneration of the Mosses near a former bombing range. A specialist in UXBs was employed […]
