Meathop Moss
Sphagnum, sundew and other unusual plants create a colourful carpet on this raised mire. Rich in invertebrate life myriads of butterflies, moths, dragonflies and damselflies are seen.
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Conservation day at Meathop Moss Nature Reserve
Come and join us as we look after a brilliant home for nature and a fantastic carbon store – the peatland of Meathop Moss.
Conservation day at Meathop Moss Nature Reserve
Come and join us as we look after a brilliant home for nature and a fantastic carbon store – the peatland of Meathop Moss.
Educational visits to Witherslack Wetlands | Foulshaw Moss, Meathop Moss & Nichols Moss Nature Reserves
We deliver wildlife workshops and field trips for primary schools in Cumbria. Educational visits to Witherslack Wetlands.
Ordinary moss
Ordinary moss is very common in gardens and woodlands. moss provides shelter for many minibeasts, so encourage it to grow in your garden by providing logs, stone piles and untidy areas.
Marsh hair moss
The marsh hair moss is the largest moss in the UK. Look out for it in damp woodland and on boggy heathlands where it forms large, green and spikey 'cushions'.
Foulshaw Moss
Ospreys use Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve as a nesting site. Visit for free.
Drumburgh Moss
Drumburgh Moss National Nature Reserve is a site of international importance, dominated by an expanse of lowland raised mire, one of Western Europe's most threatened habitats.
Sphagnum…
Nichols Moss
Colourful sphagnum moss, sundew and other plants create a carpet on the surface of this raised mire. Large heath butterflies, dragonflies and bog bush-cricket can be found.
Nichols Moss Peatland Restoration
Nichols Moss is a part of the Witherslack mosses, located just North of Grange-over-Sands in the South East Lakes.
Sphagnum moss
Sphagnum mosses carpet the ground with colour on our marshes, heaths and moors. They play a vital role in the creation of peat bogs: by storing water in their spongy forms, they prevent the decay…
It's another milestone...
It’s another milestone in the lives of the #FoulshawOspreys. Volunteer Jenny Cornell explains more...