On the shoreline, there are marsh-loving plants such as meadowsweet, purple loosestrife, iris, and water lilies, plus rare species such as fen violet and pointed stonewort. |
Referees Tom Darnels, Moray Hansen and Michael Hicks will be joined by linesmen Scott Daltonism, Andy Dayton, Gordon Party and Paul Stonewort. |
Many British Stonewort species are under threat due to water pollution as they are very sensitive to nitrates and phosphates. |
A glacial lake set among ancient limestone pastures and upland hill farms, it is home to rare plants and animals including stonewort, sheltering pea mussels and the three-spined stickleback. |