North Pennine Moors SAC is a Special Area of Conservation located across parts of Northumberland, North Yorkshire, County Durham, and Cumbria. The total area is approximately . 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 SACName of SSSICountyOS gridrefArea (ha)RefAllendale MoorsNorthumberland5289.099Arkengarthdale Gunnerside and Reeth MoorsNorth Yorkshire7634.588Bollihope, Pikestone, Eggleston and Woodland FellsCounty Durham7947.095Bowes MoorCounty Durham4489.892Cotherstone MoorCounty Durham2449.625East Nidderdale Moors (Flamstone Pin - High Ruckles)North Yorkshire10770.89Geltsdale & Glendue FellsCumbria/Northumberland8059.048Hexhamshire MoorsCounty Durham9436.916Lovely Seat - Stainton MoorNorth Yorkshire10132.51Lune ForestCounty Durham6329.252Mallerstang-Swaledale HeadCumbria/North Yorkshire6234.75Muggleswick, Stanhope and Edmundbyers Commons and Blanchland MoorCounty Durham/Northumberland9120.005West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses MoorsNorth Yorkshire13421.85Whitfield Moor, Plenmeller and Asholme CommonsNorthumberland7090.465
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