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Mitcheldean Meend Marsh () is a nature reserve in Gloucestershire in the Forest of Dean.〔 Kelham, A, Sanderson, J, Doe, J, Edgeley-Smith, M, et al., 1979, 1990, 2002 editions, 'Nature Reserves of the Gloucestershire Trust for Nature Conservation/Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust'〕 The site is listed in the 'Forest of Dean Local Plan Review' as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS).〔(Forest of Dean District Local Plan Review, adopted November 2005, Appendix D 'Nature Conservation Site Designations Within the Forest of Dean District', Key Wildlife Sites )〕 The site is managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust under lease from the Forestry Commission since 1983.〔 ==Location and habitat== The reserve is triangular in shape and is sited at Hazel Hill, which is to the north of Drybrook near Mitcheldean. The reserve is next to Mitcheldeanmeend Inclosure, which is a conifer plantation. It lies to the south of Puddlebrook Quarry which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The reserve is in the Dean Coal Measures.〔 Access to the reserve is from a forest track which is on the southern boundary. There is a permissive footpath through the site.〔 The marsh is a relic of the Mitcheldean Meend Bog which once covered an extensive area. This bog was enclosed and planted in the 18th and 19th centuries. There was planting of Scots Pine and Norway Spruce in 1924. The marsh includes a small 'quaking bog'.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mitcheldean Meend Marsh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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