West Penwith Moors and Downs Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) was notified in 2022 and covers an area of approximately 3,044 ha. Within the SSSI are eleven valley fen (mire) features, fed largely, but not exclusively, by groundwater from the shallow granite aquifer. This project aims to develop a groundwater monitoring strategy to assess the spatial and temporal variations in groundwater quality across the valley fen features. A desk study focused on the identification of existing p...
