Mosses

This section will cover all aspects of the Mosses; its history, geography, environment, plant and bird life, peat extraction and peat workings, and anything else of interest. Its use during the wars are placed under the Military pages.

The reader is also pointed to the following texts:

  • Shropshire Meres and Mosses, Jones, Nigel, 1993, Shropshire Books
  • Fenn’s and Whixall Mosses, Eds: Berry, Andre; Gale, Fiona; Daniels, Joan; Allmark, Bill, 1996, Clwyd County Council
  • A Peat Cutter’s Like, Allmark, Bill, 2012,Oswestry Printers
  • The Peat Cutters of Fenn’s & Whixall Mosses, Beyy, Andre & Allmark, Bill, 2023, Natural England