Tree clearance and desilting at Brown Moss Site of Special Scientific Interest

Brown Moss Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), SAC (Special Area of Conservation) and Ramsar site, is of international significance for its range of wetland flora, including Annex II species Floating Water-Plantain, Luronium natans. Brown Moss is a Common which used to comprise a mosaic of open heathland, acid grassland, pools and wetland with scrub and scattered trees supporting an exceptional wetland flora. Lack of grazing and management due to a decline in commoners exercising their rights (grazing cattl...