As a result of their wetland nature, the Moors and Levels contain a rich biodiversity of national and international importance.[8] They support a vast variety of plant species, including common plants such as Marsh Marigold, Meadowsweet, and Ragged Robin. The area is an important feeding ground for birds including Bewick’s Swan, Eurasian Curlew, Common Redshank, Skylark, Common Snipe, Common Teal, Wigeon, and Whimbrel, as well as birds of prey including the Marsh Harrier and Peregrine Falcon.[115] A wide range of insect species is also present, including rare invertebrates, particularly beetles including the Lesser Silver Water Beetle, Bagous nodulosus, Hydrophilus piceus, Odontomyia angulata, Oulema erichsoni, and Valvata macrostoma. In addition, the area supports an important Otter population.[115] Water Voles (Arvicola amphibius) are being encouraged to recolonise areas of the Levels where they have been absent for 10 years, by the capture of Mink (Mustela vison).[116]
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