priority habitats and species

West Pennine Moors Priority Habitats and Species

Please open the pdf links below to explore more detailed information about each habitat and the species it hosts, these appear with preferred management prescriptions (biodiversity delivery) to help conserve and improve.

The text also includes web-links to help you understand more about; Biodiversity Action Plans (BAPs), grant schemes and other regulations.

Moorland, upland and in-bye

• Blanket Bog and Blanket Mire
• Springs and Flushes
• Heath (Lowland and Upland)
• Acidic Grassland (Lowland Dry)
• Moorland, Upland and In-Bye in PDF format (29kb)

Agricultural land

• Upland Hay Meadows
• Lowland Meadows
• Lowland Fens
• Agricultural Land in PDF format (21kb)

Woodland

• Lowland Mixed Deciduous Woodland
• Upland Oakwood
• Wet Woodland
• Wood-Pasture & Parkland
• Woodland in PDF format (22kb)

Boundary & linear features

• Hedgerows
• Boundary and Linear Features in PDF format (14kb) 

Other habitats

• Inland Rock Outcrop and Scree Habitats
• Other Habitats in PDF format (12kb)

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