Duddon Mosses Site of Special Scientific Interest
The Duddon Mosses Site of Special Scientific Interest is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cumbria , England . The 356-acre area and eight small moorland areas, six of which are east of Broughton-in-Furness and two southwest of it, extends between the Kirkby Pool and its confluence with the estuary of the River Duddon to the east and the estuary of the River Duddon in the west and extends out into the beginning of the valley of the Kirkby Pool in the north. The moor areas are: Latter Rigg Moss, Black Moss, Heathwaite Moss, White Moss, Wreaks Moss, Little White / Bank End / Angerton Mosses, Herd House Moss and Arnaby / Shaw Mosses. The area is also a National Nature Reserve.
The moor areas are characterized by their diversity, which is based on their distribution from the coast to the edge of the mountains. It is not the largest, but it is the most diverse bog of its kind in Cumbria. In two bog areas, peat was extracted to a large extent before 1945 , in other places no peat was extracted or only slightly extracted, but the areas have regenerated in the meantime.
The moors with their grown peat layers represent an irreplaceable chronology of the change in sea level.
At the edge of some bog areas, marshy marsh meadows have formed with unhindered water drainage.
Numerous deer live in the area. Numerous amphibians but also many insects, especially numerous butterflies , some of which are very rare , have already been identified in the area.
Web links
- Duddon Mosses on SSSI List at Natural England
Coordinates: 54 ° 15 '52.5 " N , 3 ° 11' 22.9" W.