Downholland Moss

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Downholland Moss SSSI
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location within Lancashire
Location Lancashire
Grid reference SD327079
Coordinates 53°34′04″N3°01′20″W / 53.567834°N 3.0221956°W / 53.567834; -3.0221956
Area52.4 acres (0.2121 km2; 0.08187 sq mi)
Notification 1990

Downholland Moss is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, notified in 1990. [1] It is located near the town of Formby in Lancashire, England. Geological deposits at the site have been used to reconstruct palaeoenvironments and past sea-level change. [2]

Downholland Moss was one of several raised mires in Lancashire formed where glacial deposits allowed raised bogs to develop. [3]

Part of the land area designated as Downholland Moss Site of Special Scientific Interest is owned by the Church Commissioners [4]

References

  1. ↑ "SSSI detail". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  2. ↑ Huddart, D. (1992-01-01). "Coastal environmental changes and morphostratigraphy in southwest Lancashire, England" . Proceedings of the Geologists' Association. 103: 217–236. doi:10.1016/S0016-7878(08)80231-3. ISSN   0016-7878.
  3. ↑ "Lancashire Mosslands | IUCN UK Peatland Programme". IUCN Peatland Programme. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  4. ↑ "Mapping the habitats of England's ten largest institutional landowners". Who owns England?. 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
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