Understanding the origins of ‘blanket bog’ on our Uplands.
Blanket bog represents around 6% of the area of the UK. When explaining how these lonely expanses of…
EXPLORE AND LEARN ABOUT OUR UPLANDS
LANDSCAPE
The uplands and moorlands of England are home to half of the United Kingdom’s sites of scientific interest and a huge 74% of national parks in England are classed as a moorland or upland. Millions of people visit these areas each year. These landscapes hold tonnes of carbon within the peat making this landscape critical to the global warming crisis.
WILDLIFE
From a distance the uplands look relatively bleak and empty but when you start to examine them, spend time on them and look harder you realise they are a safe haven for many species of plants, birds, reptiles and mammals. These landscapes host an array of red and amber listed species in their most important time of year – Nesting season.
COMMUNITY
The uplands of England are often seen as areas of outstanding natural beauty with many upland communities dotted throughout. Such communities are best known for farming and working their local landscapes. These communities are woven into the landscape and rely on it for their income, wellbeing and way of life.
NEWS
Landscape
Wildlife
Two thirds of upland birds on endangered list
Living Uplands has completed its fourth year of bird counts with Durham Wildlife Trust, an annual ex…
Wildlife
Living Uplands Competition Results
At the beginning of 2020 Living Uplands ran a competition through Durham Wildlife Trust, we had…
Wildlife
A time of promise on the Uplands
Late Spring and early summer has been a busy time on the uplands of Upper Weardale. Head over to our…
Wildlife
Year 3 of Bird Monitoring programme
This has been the third year a group from the Durham Wildlife Trust’s young volunteers have co…
Community
Going underground
Day two of a weekend study on the fascinating underworld of the “Hypogenic Caves of the North …
Explore Our Wildlife
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