Cors Fochno
| Cors Fochno | |
|---|---|
Aberleri Nature Reserve | |
| Location | Ceredigion, Wales |
| Coordinates | 52°30′14″N 4°02′31″W / 52.50376°N 4.04193°W |
| Governing body | Countryside Council for Wales |
Cors Fochno (Welsh pronunciation: biosphere reserve in 1976, and is the only such reserve in Wales.[1]
A significant portion of the 264 hectares (652 acres) former
estuarine context within the United Kingdom.[2]
General site character
- Bogs. Marshes. Water fringed vegetation. Fens (85%)
- Heath. Scrub. Maquis and garrigue. (9%)
- Humid grassland. Mesophile grassland (5%)
- Improved grassland (1%)[2]
Ecology
Part of the Dyfi National Nature Reserve, Cors Fochno contains several varieties of peat moss and carnivorous plant.[3]
Wildlife
In popular culture
- Borth, Borth bog, and the Y Gwyll (Hinterland in English), transmitted on S4Cin 2013 and BBC1 Wales in January 2014.
- Cors Fochno, and Borth and its surroundings also form the backdrop to the young adult classic novel and Newbery Honor Book winner, A String in the Harp, 1976, by Nancy Bond.
Footnotes
External links
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