Cliburn Moss
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Cliburn Moss is a National Nature Reserve
(NNR) located northwest of the village is a of Cliburn
, in the county of Cumbria
, England. It contains a mixture of bog and heath, produced by a hollow in the glacial valley, and by the human activity of peat
cutting.
National Nature Reserve
For details of National nature reserves in the United Kingdom see:*National Nature Reserves in England*National Nature Reserves in Northern Ireland*National Nature Reserves in Scotland*National Nature Reserves in Wales...
(NNR) located northwest of the village is a of Cliburn
Cliburn
Cliburn is a village and civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England. The civil parish includes the hamlet of Town Head. In 2001 the population was 204.-History:...
, in the county of Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, England. It contains a mixture of bog and heath, produced by a hollow in the glacial valley, and by the human activity of peat
Peat
Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter or histosol. Peat forms in wetland bogs, moors, muskegs, pocosins, mires, and peat swamp forests. Peat is harvested as an important source of fuel in certain parts of the world...
cutting.