Fenn’s, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses NNR, collectively known as the Mosses, is one of the largest and most southerly raised bogs. James Robertson describes the history of the reserve; the special array of wildlife that can be found there, including the White-faced Darter and Large Heath; and the conservation and management of the Mosses.
From the air, a rich brown stain interrupts the patchwork of fields and farms which straddle the Welsh–English border between Shropshire and the County Borough of Wrexham. This ragged-edged ovoid comprises almost a thousand hectares of raised bog known locally as ‘the Mosses’.