Marsland Valley

Coordinates: 50°55′37″N 4°30′54″W / 50.927°N 4.515°W / 50.927; -4.515 Marsland Valley is a nature reserve situated in two large valleys which straddle the Devon-Cornwall border^[1]. It is a designated nature reserve jointly managed by the Devon Wildlife Trust and the Cornwall Wildlife Trust^{[2] [3]}. As well as being a SSSI, the reserve is also a Special Area of Conservation.

The valley is situated near the villages of Gooseham and Morwenstow, approximately ten miles north of the Cornish Atlantic Coast resort of Bude^[4]. The land was donated by the late Christopher Cadbury (former President of the Royal Society for Nature Conservation 1962-1986) to the Trusts.

Roe Deer and Purple Hairstreak butterflies can both be seen here, as well as the extremely rare pearl-bordered fritillary and the small pearl-bordered fritillary^[5].

On the south-facing wooded slope towards Gooseham Mill the trees are coppiced to create clearings, and vegetation thinned to keep it low so that flowers and insects can flourish.

Westward on the coast, Marsland Mouth denotes the western end of the North Devon Coast AONB.

References

1. ^ Wild Cornwall by David Chapman (Alison Hodge Books)
2. ^ Cornwall Wildlife Trust - Marsland Valley page
3. ^ Devon Wildlife Trust - Marsland Valley page
4. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 190 Bude & Clovelly ISBN 9780319231456
5. ^ Moths seen at Marsland

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