Goss Moor NNR

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Goss moor is a National Nature Reserve in Cornwall. 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
moths: narrow-bordered bee hawk and double line.

The A30 road runs 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 [1]. In late 2004 a decision was finally reached and a new dual carriageway will now run around the moor with the existing road converted to a cycle lane [2]. The Atlantic Coast railway line also crosses Goss Moor.