词条 | Cors Fochno |
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| name = Cors Fochno | iucn_category = | iucn_ref = | photo = Cors Fochno Aberleri Nature Reserve.jpg | photo_caption = Cors Fochno, Aberleri Nature Reserve | map = | map_image = | map_size = | map_caption = | relief = | location = Ceredigion, Wales | nearest_city = | nearest_town = | coordinates = {{coord|52.50376|-4.04193|display=inline,title}} | coords_ref = | length = | length_mi = | length_km = | width = | width_mi = | width_km = | area_ref = | elevation = | elevation_avg = | elevation_min = | elevation_max = | dimensions = | designation = | authorized = | created = | designated = | established = | named_for = | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | visitation_ref = | governing_body = Countryside Council for Wales | administrator = | operator = | owner = | website = | embedded = }}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 was designated a UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) biosphere reserve in 1976, and is the only such reserve in Wales.[1] A significant portion of the {{convert|652|acre|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] {{stack|}}General site character
EcologyPart of the Dyfi National Nature Reserve, Cors Fochno contains several varieties of peat moss and carnivorous plant.[3] WildlifeOtters, 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. The site holds a population of rosy marsh moth, a very rare species in the UK. In popular culture
Footnotes1. ^ Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) 20 March 2008 2. ^1 Joint Nature Conservation Committee 3. ^1 BBC Wales – Cors Fochno 20 March 2008 External links{{commons category|Borth}}
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