Lowland Raised Mire near Jericho
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Lowland Raised Mire near Jericho
Image: © Matthew Hatton Taken: 24 May 2014
I was not expecting to see this having been driving through grassland for most of the morning. Hangingshaws Moss is an area of peat left behind during the last ice-age. It is an open access area and attracts many rare species. The township of Goodyhills has rights to cut peat, but no-one has done so for the last 90+ years.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.804541
Longitude
-3.378336