Crow's Nest, Cornwall

Crow's Nest is a village in Cornwall, England, UK. It is located within the civil parish of St Cleer, on the southeastern edge of Bodmin Moor, 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the town of Liskeard.[1]

A Site of Special Scientific Interest, also named Crow's Nest, is located 200m north of the village. It is noted for its geological interest, as well as various species of moss,[2] specifically for being one of only two sites in the world where Cornish path moss (Ditrichum cornubicum) grows, a distinction it shares with the Phoenix United Mine, also located in Cornwall. The SSSI also forms part of Phoenix United Mine and Crow's Nest Special Area of Conservation.[3]

References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 Plymouth & Launceston ISBN 978-0-319-23146-3
  2. "Crow's Nest" (PDF). Natural England. 1999. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  3. "Phoenix United Mine and Crow`s Nest". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 8 November 2011.

Coordinates: 50°29′53″N 4°26′57″W / 50.4981°N 4.4493°W / 50.4981; -4.4493


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