Danes Moss Nature Reserve | |
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![]() A path across the lowland bog, leading to the wooded area | |
Danes Moss NR within
Cheshire | |
Type | Nature reserve and SSSI |
Location | near Macclesfield, Cheshire |
OS grid | SJ907704 |
Coordinates | 53°14′N 2°08′W / 53.23°N 2.14°W |
Area | 13.4 hectares (33 acres) [1] |
Elevation | 160m [2] |
Operated by | Cheshire Wildlife Trust |
Open | at all times |
Danes Moss Nature Reserve is a 13.4-hectare (33-acre) [1] nature reserve south of Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. [2] A Site of Special Scientific Interest, [3] it is managed by the Cheshire Wildlife Trust.
Danes Moss is a lowland raised bog, a rare and threatened habitat in the United Kingdom. The SSSI citation describes it as "the largest example in Cheshire of a cut-over raised mire...a valuable example of a habitat now rare in lowland England", noting that the peat is up to 5 metres (16 ft) deep, a substantial thickness. Seven species of Sphagnum moss are found here. Locally uncommon plants include round-leaved sundew ( Drosera rotundifolia), marsh cinquefoil ( Potentilla palustris), bottle sedge ( Carex rostrata), common lousewort ( Pedicularis sylvatica) and fen bedstraw ( Galium uliginosum) and the nationally rare Labrador-tea ( Rhododendron tomentosum). [3]
The reserve is also known for its insects. Eleven species of dragonflies and damselflies have been recorded, including the black darter ( Sympetrum danae) (Britain's smallest dragonfly) and the four-spotted chaser ( Libellula quadrimaculata). They are joined by 19 species of butterfly, including the green hairstreak (Callophrys rubi). [1] [3]
Danes Moss Nature Reserve | |
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![]() A path across the lowland bog, leading to the wooded area | |
Danes Moss NR within
Cheshire | |
Type | Nature reserve and SSSI |
Location | near Macclesfield, Cheshire |
OS grid | SJ907704 |
Coordinates | 53°14′N 2°08′W / 53.23°N 2.14°W |
Area | 13.4 hectares (33 acres) [1] |
Elevation | 160m [2] |
Operated by | Cheshire Wildlife Trust |
Open | at all times |
Danes Moss Nature Reserve is a 13.4-hectare (33-acre) [1] nature reserve south of Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. [2] A Site of Special Scientific Interest, [3] it is managed by the Cheshire Wildlife Trust.
Danes Moss is a lowland raised bog, a rare and threatened habitat in the United Kingdom. The SSSI citation describes it as "the largest example in Cheshire of a cut-over raised mire...a valuable example of a habitat now rare in lowland England", noting that the peat is up to 5 metres (16 ft) deep, a substantial thickness. Seven species of Sphagnum moss are found here. Locally uncommon plants include round-leaved sundew ( Drosera rotundifolia), marsh cinquefoil ( Potentilla palustris), bottle sedge ( Carex rostrata), common lousewort ( Pedicularis sylvatica) and fen bedstraw ( Galium uliginosum) and the nationally rare Labrador-tea ( Rhododendron tomentosum). [3]
The reserve is also known for its insects. Eleven species of dragonflies and damselflies have been recorded, including the black darter ( Sympetrum danae) (Britain's smallest dragonfly) and the four-spotted chaser ( Libellula quadrimaculata). They are joined by 19 species of butterfly, including the green hairstreak (Callophrys rubi). [1] [3]