Chartley Moss National Nature Reserve

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Overview

Chartley Moss NNR is thought to be the largest example of a floating or quaking peat bog (or schwingmoor in German) to be found anywhere in Britain. The sphagnum moss ‘lawn’ of the reserve supports some very important botanical communities especially adapted to grow in this unusually rare and hostile environment. These plants, such as sundew and bog rosemary, in turn support a large number of wetland invertebrates, including the rare white-faced darter dragonfly,which is found here at the most southerly point of its range. The Chartley Moss NNR offers this insect one of its best habitats anywhere in the UK. There are also records from Chartley Moss of small pearl-bordered fritillary, purple hairstreak and dingy and grizzled skipper butterflies.

Location

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About the area

Staffordshire features lofty moors, deep dales and tremendous views of both. Further south are the six sprawling towns that make up Stoke-on-Trent, which historically have had such an impact on Staffordshire’s fortunes, not to mention its culture and countryside.

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