Chartley Moss NNR
This National Nature Reserve is currently closed to the public except for a few specially arranged events during the year.
This is because the site is unsafe without an experienced guide and the site is so fragile that open access to the public would damage the wildlife interest.
For details of the events held on Chartley Moss NNR during 2011, visit the West Midlands NNR events page.
County: Staffordshire
Main habitats: Peatland
Area: 44 Ha
Site map: Nature on the Map
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Chartley Moss NNR is the largest example of a floating peat bog, or schwingmoor, in Britain. The sphagnum lawn supports important botanical communities adapted to grow in this hostile environment which in turn support a rich invertebrate fauna.
For more information about this site, please contact Natural England's Shropshire office .
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