NEWS
New Mosses Habitat Ploughs Ahead
Date: January 5, 2022
If you’ve been out for a walk on the Mosses near Morris’ Bridge, you’ll have noticed work around the former scrapyard area. The BogLIFE team have been using specialist diggers to spread the piles of turf that have been sitting on the scrapyard into a smooth ridge around the edges of the site. Work should […]
Peatlands Expert Richard Lindsay Featured in Gardens Illustrated
Date: December 31, 2021
Garden’s Illustrated magazine has added peatlands expert Richard Lindsay to their “Horticultural Who’s Who”, highlighting the growing understanding of the importance of peat in the fight against climate change. Richard, head of conservation research at the University of East London, is involved with a number of environmental and research groups working to raise awareness of […]
Happy Christmas from the Mosses to You!
Date: December 22, 2021
Everyone connected with the Marches Mosses is hoping that you have a lovely holiday! We hope you are able to take a well-earned break and remember that the Mosses are a great place for a holiday walk, whether on the marked trails, out to the Mammoth Tower or across Morris’ Bridge to Sinker’s Fields to […]
Wem Library Hosts the Mosses Christmas Tree
Date: December 16, 2021
Note: This post includes links to external websites. When you visit Wem Library before Christmas, you’ll see the a special Christmas tree in the lobby. It’s the Mosses Christmas tree, created last year by children from the Whixall C of E Primary School and St. Peter’s Primary School in Wem. They designed the tree to […]
Morris’ Bridge Car Park Will Close at Dusk
Date: December 14, 2021
The starling murmuration has moved on from the Mosses, so we will revert to closing the NNR car park at Morris’ Bridge at dusk each evening. The Mosses are a wonderful place to visit in the winter, with different perspectives of the landscape. With the many bird species that use Sinker’s Fields as their winter […]
