page_title: Astley and Bedford Mosses
hierarchical_section_title: Astley and Bedford Mosses
caption_attribution_description: English: Astley Moss. Looking west across fields on Astley Moss. Typical scenery for the squares in this area to the west of Manchester. This square contains fields like this, small areas of woodland and the Liverpool to Manchester Railway. A hot air balloon can be seen drifting over the area.
context_page_description: Astley and Bedford Mosses are areas of peat bog south of the Bridgewater Canal and north of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. They are situated about 2 ¹⁄₂ miles south-east of Leigh, in Astley and Bedford, Greater Manchester, England. They are among the last remaining fragments of Chat Moss, the raised bog that once covered a large area, of around 10 ²⁄₃ square miles, south Lancashire north of the River Mersey. Astley Moss was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1989. Astley and Bedford Mosses, along with Risley Moss and Holcroft Moss, are part of Manchester Mosses, a European Union designated Special Area of Conservation.
context_section_description: Astley and Bedford Mosses are areas of peat bog south of the Bridgewater Canal and north of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. They are situated about 2 ¹⁄₂ miles (4 km) south-east of Leigh, in Astley and Bedford, Greater Manchester, England. They are among the last remaining fragments of Chat Moss, the raised bog that once covered a large area, of around 10 ²⁄₃ square miles (28 km²), south Lancashire north of the River Mersey. Astley Moss was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1989. Astley and Bedford Mosses, along with Risley Moss and Holcroft Moss, are part of Manchester Mosses, a European Union designated Special Area of Conservation.
caption: Looking west across fields on Astley Moss
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