Solway Moss
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Solway Moss, also known as Solway Flow, is a moss (lowland peat bog), in Cumbria
, England
near the Scottish
border. , the moss is the subject of a campaign by organisations including the RSPB and Friends of the Earth
to get the area declared a Special Area of Conservation
in order to prevent the destruction of the rare raised bog ecology http://www.rspb.org.uk/supporting/campaigns/campaignwithus/current/peatbogs/index.asp. It is located less than a mile south of Longtown
at .
It was the location of the Battle of Solway Moss
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Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
near the Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
border. , the moss is the subject of a campaign by organisations including the RSPB and Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth International is an international network of environmental organizations in 76 countries.FOEI is assisted by a small secretariat which provides support for the network and its agreed major campaigns...
to get the area declared a Special Area of Conservation
Special Area of Conservation
A Special Area of Conservation is defined in the European Union's Habitats Directive , also known as the Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora...
in order to prevent the destruction of the rare raised bog ecology http://www.rspb.org.uk/supporting/campaigns/campaignwithus/current/peatbogs/index.asp. It is located less than a mile south of Longtown
Longtown, Cumbria
Longtown is a small town in northern Cumbria, England, with a population of around 3,000. It is in the parish of Arthuret and on the River Esk, not far from the Anglo-Scottish border. Nearby was the Battle of Arfderydd....
at .
It was the location of the Battle of Solway Moss
Battle of Solway Moss
The Battle of Solway Moss took place on Solway Moss near the River Esk on the English side of the Anglo-Scottish Border in November 1542 between forces from England and Scotland.-Background:...
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