North Pennine Moors SAC

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North Pennine Moors SAC is a Special Area of Conservation located across parts of Northumberland, North Yorkshire, County Durham, and Cumbria.[1] The total area is approximately 400 sq mi (100,000 ha).[a] It forms part of the North Pennines National Character Area. It has ten qualifying habitats, for example H4010 Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix, H4030 European dry heaths and H7130 Blanket bog, and one qualifying species S1528 Marsh saxifrage, Saxifraga hirculus.

The SAC is made up of 14 Sites of Special Scientific Interest.

SSSIs within North Pennine Moors SAC
Name of SSSICountyOS gridrefArea (ha)Ref
Allendale MoorsNorthumberlandNY 808 4855289.099[2]
Arkengarthdale Gunnerside and Reeth MoorsNorth YorkshireNY 952 0257634.588[3]
Bollihope, Pikestone, Eggleston and Woodland FellsCounty DurhamNZ 011 3137947.095[4]
Bowes MoorCounty DurhamNY 926 1094489.892[5]
Cotherstone MoorCounty DurhamNY 928 1702449.625[6]
East Nidderdale Moors (Flamstone Pin - High Ruckles)North YorkshireSE 140 76310770.89[7]
Geltsdale & Glendue FellsCumbria/NorthumberlandNY 612 5458059.048[8]
Hexhamshire MoorsCounty DurhamNY 884 5179436.916[9]
Lovely Seat - Stainton MoorNorth YorkshireSD 983 94610132.51[10]
Lune ForestCounty DurhamNY 869 2146329.252[11]
Mallerstang-Swaledale HeadCumbria/North YorkshireNY 834 0086234.75[12]
Muggleswick, Stanhope and Edmundbyers Commons and Blanchland MoorCounty Durham/NorthumberlandNY 986 4649120.005[13]
West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses MoorsNorth YorkshireSE 088 60313421.85[14]
Whitfield Moor, Plenmeller and Asholme CommonsNorthumberlandNY 730 5657090.465[15]

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