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Mosses
Peat
bogs developed in natural depressions in the
glacial drift left after the last Ice Age some
15,000 years ago. The development of these
habitats is associated with the accumulation
of peat in a water body. During this process
the nutrient status of the surface becomes
oligotrophic (nutrient poor) and acidic,
allowing bog mosses and specially adapted
plants to colonise it.
Associated
notable species
| Reptiles |
Adder. |
| Beetles |
Seven
nationally notable beetles. |
| True
flies |
Two
nationally notable flies. |
| Dragonflies |
Black
darter, downy emerald, keeled skimmer,
white-faced darter. |
| Moths |
Manchester
treble-bar, marsh oblique barred, two
nationally notable micro-moths. |
| Birds |
Snipe. |
| Plants |
Bog
rosemary, cranberry, cowbane, great
fen-sedge, round-leaved sundew,
white-beak sedge. |
Text
courtesy of the Staffordshire Biodiversity
Action Plan and Staffordshire Wildlife Trust (SWT).
The action plan can be viewed in its entirety
on the SWT website: www.wildlifetrust.org.uk/staffs/
© Staffordshire Biodiversity Action Plan (SBAP)
steering group.
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