Newham Bog was described by Charles Rothschild as 'a place certainly worth preserving'. It is now a National Nature Reserve managed by Natural England. Sadly, Spindlestone Pond, a nearby site also listed by Rothschild as 'worthy of preservation', has been destroyed in the intervening years.
(Above) the original SPNR survey documents for Newham Bog and Spindlestone Pond
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