Goss Moor

Goss Moor

Goss moor is a National Nature Reserve in Cornwall, located in the parishes of St. Dennis, St. Columb Major, Roche and St. Enoder. It is the largest continuous mire complex in South-West Britain and consists of mainly Peatland and Lowland Heath. It is home to a number of scarce and rare species including:;plants : yellow centaury, marsh clubmoss.;invertebrates : small red and variable damselfly.;butterflies : Silver-studded Blue, Marsh Fritillary, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Grizzled Skipper;moths: narrow-bordered bee hawk and double line.

A 2003 study found 12 different Poor fen sub communities. [cite journal
last = Southall
first = E. J.
authorlink =
coauthors = Dale M. P.; Kent M.
title = Spatial and temporal analysis of vegetation mosaics for conservation: poor fen communities in a Cornish valley mire
journal = Journal of biogeography
volume = 30
issue =
pages = 1427-1443
publisher =
location =
date = September 2003
issn = 0305-0270 |url = http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=15551237 |doi = "doi:10.1046/j.1365-2699.2003.00924.x"
accessdate = 2008-08-25]

The A30 road ran through the middle of Goss Moor. This has been a major bottleneck in the county and has been subject to a long running campaign for expansion which has been strongly opposed cite web | title = A30 Goss Moor Briefing | url = http://www.foecornwall.org/goss-moor.html | publisher = Cornwall Friends of the Earth | accessdate = May 23 | accessyear = 2007] . In late 2004 a decision was finally reached and the dual carriageway is now running around the moor was opend on 25 June 2007.cite web | title = Moor dualling plans get go-ahead | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/4052133.stm | publisher = BBC | accessdate = May 23 | accessyear = 2007] Much of the existing road is now converted to a cycle lane which opened on 11 May 2008 [cite web | title = New Multi Use Trail at Goss Moor | publisher=Natural England | date=2008-05-06 | url = http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/regions/southwest/press-releases/060508.htm|accessdate=2008-08-25] . The Atlantic Coast railway line also crosses Goss Moor.

References

External links

* [http://www.english-nature.org.uk/special/nnr/nnr_details.asp?NNR_ID=69 Goss moor] (English Nature).
* [http://www.geog.plymouth.ac.uk/research/environ/envgoss.htm Hydrology] (University of Plymouth).


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