Marsland Valley
50°55′37″N 4°30′54″W / 50.927°N 4.515°W
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Marsland Valley is a nature reserve situated in two large valleys which straddle the northern end of the
Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Steeple Point to Marsland Mouth on the Cornish side and Marsland to Clovelly Coast in Devon.[4][5]
The valley is situated near the villages of
Royal Society for Nature Conservation
1962-1986) to the county Trusts.
Roe deer and purple hairstreak butterflies can both be seen here, as well as the extremely rare pearl-bordered fritillary and the small pearl-bordered fritillary.[7]
On the south-facing wooded slope towards Gooseham Mill the trees are
coppiced
to create clearings, and vegetation is thinned to keep it low so that flowers and insects can flourish.
Westward on the coast, Marsland Mouth denotes the western end of the
Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
(AONB).
References
- ^ Wild Cornwall; by David Chapman (Alison Hodge Books)
- ^ Cornwall Wildlife Trust - Marsland Valley page[permanent dead link]
- ^ Devon Wildlife Trust - Marsland Valley page
- ^ "Steeple Point to Marsland Mouth" (PDF). Natural England. 1987. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "Marsland to Clovelly Coast" (PDF). Natural England. 1986. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-319-23145-6
- ^ Moths seen at Marsland Archived 2009-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
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