1. Working Information Card to be carried in safety sack
Feb 2016
Site: Whixall Moss (incl. Fenn’s & Bettisfield Moss)
Grid Reference: SJ4835, SJ4935, SJ4936
What to do in the event of an accident / incident:
STAY CALM
ENSURE GROUP SAFE & WARM
DEAL WITH IMMEDIATE INJURIES
EVACUATE OR PHONE 999 / 112
PHONE PRESTON MONTFORD ( )
COMPLETE INCIDENT CARD
Nearest Phone: Neighbouring properties Nearest Dwelling: Several houses to southeast of site. Postcode: SY13 3RS (Moss Farm), SY13 3RT (Car park by Morris’ Bridge)
Mobile phone coverage: Orange / Virgin
Location and Access/Egress: Follow the A528 (Ellesmere Rd) north from Shrewsbury. At Harmer Hill, take the B5476 to Wem. Continue through Wem on B5476 on through Quina Brook. Take 2nd left before Coton, signposted Dobson’s Bridge.
At Dobson’s Bridge For car park (A) turn right and take 2nd left, go over humpbacked bridge and lifting bridge. Car park immediately on left. For second car park (B) turn right and take 1st at Ladywell, continue straight on and park in layby near lifting bridge. Walk to site by going along canal path NW crossing canal using bridge and continuing NW until entrance is found.
Enter site from Morris’s Bridge car park along marked paths.
Egress same, although a network of paths throughout the Moss offers other egress routes.
EMERGENCY CONTACTS Preston Montford Phone: Duty Phone:
Site Description: Part of the Fenn’s, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem and Cadney Mosses (SSSI) complex straddling England and Wales. Excellent assemblages of moss plant communities, plants and bryophytes. Noted for Adders. Historical interest for peat workings.
Nearest Vehicle Access: Morris’s Bridge. Car park (for cars and minibuses),
Access rights: Natural England – please call
Special Equipment: Reaching pole e.g. metre rule (if working in or by the water bodies)
Hazards covered by P1 App 4, PLUS Env:Rural, Moorland and Mountain ; Woodlands; Freshwater
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2. Working Information Card to be carried in safety sack
Name of Site: Whixall Moss (Incl. Fenn’s & Bettisfield Moss)
Grid Reference: SJ4835, SJ4935, SJ4936
ADDERS wear Wellingtons or sensible shoes
Biting insects common
Flooded drainage ditches and old peat cuttings criss-cross site. Stick to main paths.
Site is very exposed with little shade
Deep water with steep sides along canal
Main car park (A) SY13 3RT
Parking (B) for small number of vehicles or minibus SY13 3RS