Abbots Moss
A large area of acid bog with some areas of dry heath and bog pools
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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'.
Concerns raised over development impacts on Dane’s Moss Nature Reserve
New concerns have been raised over the South Macclesfield Development’s impact on Dane’s Moss Nature Reserve.
Danes Moss
Danes Moss is the largest & highest lowland raised bog in Cheshire
Holcroft Moss
This wetland reserve is the only known area of lowland bog in Cheshire that hasn't been cut for peat.
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…
Help Save Danes Moss
We need to save Danes Moss North and put a stop to future developments.
Saltersley Moss
Raised bog with a small population of green hairstreak butterfly