Dark Peak moorlands

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The Dark Peak moorlands are a high, rugged expanse of peat bogs and heather-clad uplands forming the wild, northern gritstone heart of England’s Peak District.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
moorland
upland landscape
characteristic exposed
high rainfall
rugged
climate cool temperate oceanic
conservationActions peatland restoration
revegetation with heather and grasses
contains Black Hill
Bleaklow
Derwent Moors
Howden Moors
Kinder Scout
surface form: Kinder Scout National Nature Reserve
country United Kingdom
drainage River Derwent (Cumbria) catchment
surface form: River Derwent catchment

River Don catchment
River Etherow catchment
ecologicalImportance carbon-rich peat soils
important bird habitat
elevationCategory upland
geology Millstone Grit
gritstone edges
highestPoint Kinder Scout
landUse grouse shooting
recreation
sheep grazing
locatedIn Derbyshire
England
Greater Manchester
South Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
northern Peak District
partOf Dark Peak
Peak District
popularActivities fell running
hiking
rock climbing
wildlife watching
protectedStatus part of Peak District National Park
terrain gritstone plateau
heather moorland
peat bogs
threats overgrazing
peat erosion
wildfire
typicalBirdSpecies curlew
golden plover
red grouse
short-eared owl
vegetation bilberry
cotton grass
heather
sphagnum moss

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High Peak district containsLandscape Dark Peak moorlands
Peak District National Park Edale Visitor Centre regionServed Dark Peak moorlands
this entity surface form: Dark Peak area of the Peak District
Stanage Edge hasViewOf Dark Peak moorlands
River Dane ecoregion Dark Peak moorlands
this entity surface form: Peak District moorland