Safeguarding the Regions Mossland Resource Project

THE PROJECT WILL PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE HYDROLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF WINMARLEIGH MOSS SSSI BY BLOCKING DEEP DRAINAGE DITCHES THAT CURRENTLY SEPARATE AND DRAIN THE MOSS. WORKS WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF PILED DAMS WITHIN THE DITCH BLOCKS AND THE BUILDING OF WATER RETAINING BUNDS THAT WILL RAISE THE WATER LEVELS WITHIN THE SURROUNDING BOG, ENHANCING THE HABITAT FOR BOG VEGETATION. THE WORKS WILL ALSO HELP TO RAISE THE WATER LEVELS WITHIN SURROUNDING LAND TO CREATE COMPLIMENTARY FEN/BOG HABITAT ADJACENT TO THE SSSI. BLOCKING THESE DITCHES WILL ALLOW THE SSSI TO BE MANAGED MORE EFFECTIVELY AS A SINGLE UNIT, BENEFITTING THE WHOLE OF THE SSSI.