Cors Fochno

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) biosphere reserve in Wales. A significant portion of the 652 acres (264 ha) former peatland complex was taken for agriculture; the surviving core area supports the largest expanse of primary near-natural raised bog in an estuarine context within the United Kingdom. Part of the Dyfi National Nature Reserve, Cors Fochno contains several varieties of peat moss and carnivorous plant. Otters, Red Kites, Common Buzzards, Peregrines and Hen...