Quoisley Meres
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Quoisley Big Mere
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 Location within Cheshire
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| Area of Search | Cheshire |
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| Grid reference | SJ548455 |
| Coordinates | 53°00′18″N 2°40′26″W / 53.005°N 2.674°WCoordinates: 53°00′18″N 2°40′26″W / 53.005°N 2.674°W |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 28.25 ha (69.8 acres) |
| Notification | 1963 |
| Natural England website | |
Quoisley Meres refers to two meres, Quoisley Big Mere and Quoisley Little Mere, near the village of Marbury, in Cheshire, England.
Glacial in origin, the meres have nutrient-rich water. The meres, fringing reed beds and surrounding damp grassland are a Site of Special Scientific Interest, and have also been designated Wetlands of International Importance, as part of the Midland Meres and Mosses Ramsar site. The meres form an important habitat for invertebrates and birds, and the site contains over a hundred plant species, including tufted-sedge, marsh fern and meadow thistle, which are all rare in Cheshire. Natural England considered the site's condition to be unfavourable in 2009.
Quoisley Meres lie on the Cheshire Plain, near the boundary with Shropshire, at an average elevation of around 75 metres. In common with the majority of meres in the Meres and Mosses natural area, they probably represent glacial kettle holes, formed at the end of the last ice age, some ten or fifteen thousand years ago. The meres are located immediately south of the track from Wirswall Road to Mere Farm, around ¾ mile west of the village of Marbury; the nearest town is Whitchurch, around 2½ miles to the south. There are two meres; the larger, Quoisley Big Mere, is at SJ546455, and the smaller, Quoisley Little Mere, at SJ549455. A narrow strip of woodland, Holly Rough, lines the farm track immediately to the north of Little Mere. The catchment area of the meres is 136 hectares (340 acres).
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