We have a wonderful opportunity to buy 20 acres of mixed habitat to expand our Cors y Sarnau Nature Reserve by 20%; step up our restoration efforts across this nationally important peatland; and create a truly special, wild wetland for nature and people alike.

We have already secured more than £200,000 from a range of individual donations and grant funders whose generosity has put the acquisition and restoration within our reach.  Please help us take the final steps towards our goal.
 

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To improve Cors y Sarnau for wildlife, we will:

• acquire and manage a patchwork of wetland and naturally regenerating woodland to increase the size of the reserve by 20% – supporting the well-known principles of ‘bigger, better, more joined-up’
• create ponds and shallow scrapes to filter water from neighbouring grassland and develop new wetland habitats – benefitting unmistakable plants like bogbean and sundew as well as the invertebrates, birds and mammals further up the food chain
• remove invasive non-native species, including spiraea, rhododendron and sitka spruce, and manage native scrub to improve habitat structure
• create grazing compartments and install pasture pumps and water troughs to reduce the impact of animals poaching the peat soils
• carry out surveys to understand the site’s water levels and land shape, and assess whether installing or improving sluices could help manage water more effectively
   

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