| Cors Fochno | |
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| Borth Bog | |
 Cors Fochno, Aberleri Nature Reserve.
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| Country | Wales |
| County | Ceredigion |
| Location | Borth |
| - coordinates | 52°30′14″N 4°02′31″W / 52.50376°N 4.04193°WCoordinates: 52°30′14″N 4°02′31″W / 52.50376°N 4.04193°W |
| Biome | Raised bog |
| Plant | Bracken, Gorse, Heather Scots Pine |
| Animals | Adder, Badger, Blackcap, Buzzard, Dartford Warbler, Fallow Deer, Nightingale, Nightjar, Willow Warbler, Woodcock, Otters, Red Kites, Peregrines, Hen Harriers, Welsh Mountain Ponies |
| Managed by | Countryside Council for Wales |
Cors Fochno is a raised peat mire located near to the village of Borth, in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. Lying on the south side of the Dyfi estuary, it forms a component part of the Dyfi National Nature Reserve. It is the only UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
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General Site Character
- Bogs. Marshes. Water fringed vegetation. Fens (85%)
- Heath. Scrub. Maquis and garrigue. Phygrana (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
Otters, Red Kites, Common Buzzards, Peregrines and Hen Harriers can be found here together with a number of Welsh Mountain Ponies, [3] and Adder, Badger, Blackcap, Dartford Warbler, Fallow Deer, Nightingale, Nightjar, Willow Warbler, and Woodcock.
Footnotes
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Borth |
- www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Cors Fochno and surrounding area
- Cors Fochno Dig: bbc.co.uk/wales
- Joint Nature Conservation Committee
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