Leighton Moss

Leighton Moss

Country:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Site number:
323
Area:
129.0 ha
Designation date:
28-11-1985
Coordinates:
54°10'02"N 02°47'38"W

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Leighton Moss. 28/11/85; England; 129 ha; 54°10'N 002°48'W. Special Protection Area EC Directive; SSSI. Originally wet peatland, the area was drained and cultivated in the 19th century before being re-flooded in 1917. The base-rich water has produced a rich vegetation consisting of large areas of sedge and reedbeds, fen communities, wet Salix scrub, and woodland. A diverse invertebrate fauna includes nationally or regionally rare beetles, moths, hoverflies, caddisflies, and water fleas. The site supports nationally important populations of breeding and wintering waterbirds. Ramsar site no. 323. Most recent RIS information: 1999.
Administrative region: England
National legal designation:
  • aonb
  • bird sanctuary
  • sssi
Regional (international) legal designations:
  • EU Natura 2000
Last publication date: 01-01-1999
Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS)