Downholland Moss Explained

Downholland Moss SSSI
Aos:Lancashire
Coordinates:53.5678°N -3.0222°W
Area:52.4acres
Notifydate:1990

Downholland Moss is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, notified in 1990.[1] It is located near the town of Formby in Lancashire, England. Geological deposits at the site have been used to reconstruct palaeoenvironments and past sea-level change.[2]

Downholland Moss was one of several raised mires in Lancashire formed where glacial deposits allowed raised bogs to develop.[3]

Part of the land area designated as Downholland Moss Site of Special Scientific Interest is owned by the Church Commissioners[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: SSSI detail . 2024-09-29 . designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk.
  2. Huddart . D. . 1992-01-01 . Coastal environmental changes and morphostratigraphy in southwest Lancashire, England . Proceedings of the Geologists' Association . 103 . 217–236 . 10.1016/S0016-7878(08)80231-3 . 0016-7878.
  3. Web site: Lancashire Mosslands IUCN UK Peatland Programme . 2024-09-29 . IUCN Peatland Programme . en.
  4. Web site: 2020-10-06 . Mapping the habitats of England's ten largest institutional landowners . 2024-09-29 . Who owns England? . en.

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