North Pennine Moors SAC

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 400 sq mi (100,000 ha). 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 SSSI County OS gridref Area (ha) Ref
Allendale Moors Northumberland NY 808 485 5289.099
Arkengarthdale Gunnerside and Reeth Moors North Yorkshire NY 952 025 7634.588
Bollihope, Pikestone, Eggleston and Woodland Fells County Durham NZ 011 313 7947.095
Bowes Moor County Durham NY 926 109 4489.892
Cotherstone Moor County Durham NY 928 170 2449.625
East Nidderdale Moors (Flamstone Pin - High Ruckles) North Yorkshire SE 140 763 10770.89
Geltsdale & Glendue Fells Cumbria/Northumberland NY 612 545 8059.048
Hexhamshire Moors County Durham NY 884 517 9436.916
Lovely Seat - Stainton Moor North Yorkshire SD 983 946 10132.51
Lune Forest County Durham NY 869 214 6329.252
Mallerstang-Swaledale Head Cumbria/North Yorkshire NY 834 008 6234.75
Muggleswick, Stanhope and Edmundbyers Commons and Blanchland Moor County Durham/Northumberland NY 986 464 9120.005
West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors North Yorkshire SE 088 603 13421.85
Whitfield Moor, Plenmeller and Asholme Commons Northumberland NY 730 565 7090.465


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