Cors Fochno

Cors Fochno
Borth Bog
Cors Fochno, Aberleri Nature Reserve.
Country	Wales
County	Ceredigion
Location	Borth
- coordinates	52°30′14″N 4°02′31″W / 52.50376°N 4.04193°W / 52.50376; -4.04193Coordinates: 52°30′14″N 4°02′31″W / 52.50376°N 4.04193°W / 52.50376; -4.04193
Biome	Raised bog
Plant	Bracken, Gorse, Heather Scots Pine
Animals	Adder, Badger, Blackcap, Buzzard, Dartford Warbler, Fallow Deer, Nightingale, Nightjar, Willow Warbler, Woodcock, Otters, Red Kites, Peregrines, Hen Harriers, Welsh Mountain Ponies
Managed by	Countryside Council for Wales

Cors Fochno is a raised peat mire located near to the village of Borth, in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. Lying on the south side of the Dyfi estuary, it forms a component part of the Dyfi National Nature Reserve. It is the only UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) biosphere reserve in Wales. ^[1] A significant portion of the 652 acres (264 ha) former peatland complex was taken for agriculture; the surviving core area supports the largest expanse of primary near-natural raised bog in an estuarine context within the United Kingdom. ^[2]

Cors Fochno with Borth in the background

General Site Character

• Bogs. Marshes. Water fringed vegetation. Fens (85%)
• Heath. Scrub. Maquis and garrigue. Phygrana (9%)
• Humid grassland. Mesophile grassland (5%)
• Improved grassland (1%)^[2]

Ecology

Part of the Dyfi National Nature Reserve, Cors Fochno contains several varieties of peat moss and carnivorous plant. ^[3]

Wildlife

Cors Fochno

Otters, Red Kites, Common Buzzards, Peregrines and Hen Harriers can be found here together with a number of Welsh Mountain Ponies, ^[3] and Adder, Badger, Blackcap, Dartford Warbler, Fallow Deer, Nightingale, Nightjar, Willow Warbler, and Woodcock.

Footnotes

1. ^ [1] Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) 20 March 2008
2. ^ ^{a b} Joint Nature Conservation Committee
3. ^ ^{a b} [2] BBC Wales - Cors Fochno 20 March 2008

External links

• www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Cors Fochno and surrounding area
• Cors Fochno Dig: bbc.co.uk/wales
• Joint Nature Conservation Committee