Goss Moor NNR

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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.

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 is now running around the moor with the existing road converted to a cycle lane [2]. The Atlantic Coast railway line also crosses Goss Moor.

[edit] References

  1. ^ A30 Goss Moor Briefing. Cornwall Friends of the Earth. Retrieved on May 23, 2007.
  2. ^ Moor dualling plans get go-ahead. BBC. Retrieved on May 23, 2007.

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