Chartley Moss

Chartley Moss
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Chartley Moss is located in Staffordshire
Chartley Moss
Location within Staffordshire
LocationStaffordshire
Grid referenceSK027283
Coordinates52°51′06″N 1°57′40″W / 52.851692°N 1.961017°W / 52.851692; -1.961017
InterestBiological
Area105.80 hectares (1.0580 km2; 0.4085 sq mi)
Notification1987 (1987)
Natural England website

Chartley Moss is a 105.80 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Staffordshire, notified in 1987. The area has been designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, a Ramsar Convention protected wetland site, and a national nature reserve. There is no access without a permit.[1]

Chartley Moss was featured in a 1964 BBC programme which included a demonstration of the depth that a rod could be pushed into it, and how the surface of it, and trees growing in it, can move when it is walked on, as it is an example of a quaking bog or schwingmoor.[2]

In 1995 Chartley Moss was twinned with Tsukigaumi Mire, Hokkaido, in a gesture of goodwill between scientists from Hokkaido University and the University of Nottingham.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sites of Nature Conservation in Stafford Borough". Stafford Borough Council. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. ^ "1964: SCHWINGMOORS, Tonight, Weird and Wonderful, BBC Archive". YouTube. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  3. ^ McKie, Robin (23 July 1995). "When you're in the mire, friends help: Endangered Staffordshire peat bog twins with counterpart in Japan". The Observer. London. p. 5.
  4. ^ "Moss bros: Chartley Moss nature reserve". The Times. London. 30 June 1995. p. 6.