Natural Feature record MYO2171 - Askham Bog

Summary

Askham Bog, is renowned for its ancient relict fen and bog flora and fauna, a rare and extraordinary combination. Askham Bog is a unique meeting place for wetland plants and animals from the south and east on one hand, and the north and west on the other. Some of the specialities include Great fen sedge, bog myrtle, water violet and gingerbread sedge. The quality of the Bog's insect life outshines even that of its plants. Some of the beetles and flies are found in very few other places, for example the marsh carpet and dentated pug moths. In the winter large flocks of redpoll and siskin join the woodcock and lesser spotted woodpeckers that breed in summer. The reserve is a good place to get a view of roe deer.

Location

Grid reference Centred SE 57144 48074 (1420m by 934m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SE54NE
Unitary Authority City of York, North Yorkshire
Civil Parish Copmanthorpe, City of York, North Yorkshire

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Record last edited

Jan 17 2019 1:37PM

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