Parwich Moor

Parwich Moor is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)[1][2] in Peak District National Park in Derbyshire, England. It is located 3.5 km north of the village or Parwich. This area is protected because of the heathland present over a limestone substrate. The site has a series of hummocks and hollows.[3]

Biology

Plants on the hummocks include heather, bilberry, matgrass and heath bedstraw. Between the hummocks, plants are from a limestone grassland flora.

Archaeology

An axe from the Bronze Age stored within the British Museum was found at Parwich Moor.[1]

References

  1. ^ "SSSI detail". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
  2. ^ "Protected Planet | Parwich Moor". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
  3. ^ "Newsletter 15". Parwich & District Local History Society. 2003-12-01. Retrieved 2025-09-08.

53°07′05″N 1°44′29″W / 53.117998°N 1.7414773°W / 53.117998; -1.7414773

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