Tags: Site Of Special Scientific Interest.
Cop Mere is one of the largest natural bodies of water in Staffordshire England. It has been designated a SSSI as an oligotrophic mire rich in Sphagnum moss and other plant and animal life are present in sufficient numbers and rarities for it to have been designated as a protected area since 1968.Cop Mere was created as a hollow in the Keuper marl of North Staffordshire/South Cheshire approx 200 million years ago roughly as a result of the retreat of the last ice age.
