Rhos Goch National Nature Reserve

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Overview

The Rhos Goch NNR, near Builth Wells, has a sequence of wetland habitats leading down through the reserve from the raised bog which lies at the northeastern end. A number of unusual plants are to be found in various parts of the reserve, including sphagnum bog mosses in the water-filled hollows which occur across the surface of the mire. Other wetland wildflowers such as bogbean, marsh cinquefoil, marsh marigold, spearworts, bladderwort, pillwort and royal fern are found here. The drier areas of the reserve are dominated by heather, cross-leaved heath and purple moor grass. Birdlife at Rhos Goch includes snipe, lapwing, reed bunting, sedge and grasshopper warblers, curlew and possibly water rail. The managed grazing at Rhos Goch creates bare muddy patches that are particularly good for invertebrates. Some rare species of beetle and spiders are present, including the scarce blue-tailed damselfly which lives in the wetter parts of the reserve.

Location

Rhosgoch

About the area

The largest unitary authority in Wales, Powys covers an area of approximately 2,000 square miles. Much of that is mountainous because it actually has the lowest population density of all the Welsh counties.

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