Hickory Flats peat moss and northern bog club moss. The five-rowed peat moss (Sphagnum quinquefanum) can be recognized by its rather short and stiff branches which appear angular because of the arrangement of its closely set leaves widely angled in 5 ranks. Red peat moss (Sphagnum rubellum) is a small reddish-coloured peat moss with tongue-shaped stem leaves. And northern bog club moss ("Lycopodiella inundata") has branches up to 10 cm high with narrow, pointed leaves 4–8 mm long. Hickory Flats provides a secluded habitat for a population of black bear ("Ursus americanus"). Since bears are shy and secretive, they are rarely seen.
The Moss deer, foxes, rabbits and owls. The 85 species of moths and butterflies includes the white-letter hairstreak. The Moss The Moss is a brook in North East Derbyshire, England. When Rother Valley Country Park was built in 1980s, they used water from The Moss to fill the lakes. The name of the river derives from "Moss Beck", which means 'stream through marshy ground'. The Moss' source can be found just to the east of Jordanthorpe Parkway (B6057 road). The source is a natural spring which lies in an area of woodland called Coalpit Wood. The river flows through the Moss Valley