Roudsea Wood & Mosses NNR
Roudsea Wood & Mosses NNR is a complex site comprising four main habitats: coastal saltmarsh, acid woodland, limestone woodland and lowland raised mire; plus the transitional zones between these habitats.
County: Cumbria
Main habitats: Woodland, Peatland
Area: 388 Ha
Site map: Nature on the Map
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To download a leaflet describing this site, click here: (663kb).
Over 280 fungi and 500 plant species are found in the reserve the latter including the rare large yellow sedge, Lancashire whitebeam and true fox sedge.
Animals seen at the site include dormouse, red squirrel, otter, brown hare and harvest mouse and the area supports over 50 species of breeding birds such as nightjar, skylark, song thrush, spotted flycatcher and bullfinch.
A large number of rare and scare invertebrates are found at the site including the bog-bush cricket. The diverse moth population includes the barred tooth-stripe, square spotted clay and sword-grass. Scarce butterflies found here include the high brown fritillary butterfly, small eggar and blotched emerald.
Please note that there are no public rights of way across the reserve and access is by permission only. To request a permit, please contact Rob Petley-Jones, email rob.petley-jones@naturalengland.org.uk Tel: 07747 852905 providing the address to which you would like the permit to be posted.
Location and access
The reserve comprises two areas of land to the north of Morecambe Bay, lying between the coast, to the west, and the B5278, to the east. The nearest town is Haverthwaite 1 km to the north, on the A590. By car access to the site is via these two roads.
The nearest train stations are in Cark (5 km to the south) and Ulverston (7 km to the south west). Ulverston and Cark are served by the TransPennine Express, Cark also being served by Northern Rail.
Bus services from Ulverston along the A590 are provided by Stagecoach.
The reserve is near the route of the Cumbria Coastal Way, and Route 72 (Walney to Weir) of the Sustrans National Cycle Network.
Facilities
The nearest toilet and refreshment facilities are in Haverthwaite. There is a 3 km nature trail through the reserve and leaflets and signs are available for visitor information.
