Chartley Moss facts for kids
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Area of Search | Staffordshire |
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Coordinates | 52°51′06″N 1°57′40″W / 52.851692°N 1.961017°W |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 105.80 hectares (1.0580 km2; 0.4085 sq mi) |
Notification | 1987 |
Chartley Moss is a 105.80 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Staffordshire, notified in 1987. The area has been designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, a Ramsar Convention protected wetland site, and a national nature reserve. There is no access without a permit.
In 1995 Chartley Moss was twinned with Tsukigaumi Mire, Hokkaido, in a gesture of goodwill between scientists from Hokkaido University and the University of Nottingham.
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