2009

SN6862 : The Bog of Tregaron in March, Ceredigion

taken 15 years ago, 3 km from Tregaron, Ceredigion/Sir Ceredigion, Wales

The Bog of Tregaron in March, Ceredigion
The Bog of Tregaron in March, Ceredigion
This position is very close to where the Afon Teifi flows through the Cors Caron raised bog system. The bog covers more than 800 acres (325 hectares). It is 6km in length and provides a habitat for a wide range of wildlife and plants. The bog itself was formed 12,000 years ago when the last of the Ice Age glaciers melted away. A large shallow lake was left, which very gradually filled with sediments and vegetation, forming peat and later, acid peat.

For centuries, local people would go and cut this peat from the bog to burn on the hearth. In 1955, Cors Caron was declared a National Nature Reserve in order to preserve this increasingly scarce land form. In 1993, Cors Caron was placed on a list of wetland sites of international importance under the terms of the Ramser Convention. The bog is now managed by the Countryside Council for Wales.

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Category: Bog
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · National Nature Reserve since 1955 [62] · Afon Teifi [41] · Cors Caron in March [14] ·
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SN6862, 249 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Roger D Kidd   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 20 March, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 27 March, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SN 686 627 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:14.8056N 3:55.5130W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SN 687 626
View Direction
Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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