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| Biosphere Reserve Information | ||||
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MOOR HOUSE-UPPER TEESDALE |
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| General Description |
Located on the northern Pennine hills in northern England, this biosphere reserve comprises two adjacent areas: Moor House with Calluneto-Eriophoetum-Sphagnum blanket bog, which is an uncommon European habitat, and Upper Teesdale which constitutes typical heather moors, blanket mires, and acidic grasslands. The area is internationally important because of its combination of Arctic, Alpine and Continental plant communities. The two principal land uses are agriculture and estate management for game. Agriculture is mainly in the form of sheep and cattle grazing, with some production of hay meadow. A variety of management agreements encourage tenants to maintain traditional hay making practices. Other uses include small-scale forestry, water storage, quarrying of limestone and whinstone, barytes extraction and recreational activities. Both Moor House and Upper Teesdale have long histories of research and monitoring, including botanical, ornithological, and meteorological activities. The area is also used by a range of schools and colleges as an outdoor classroom. Proposals made in the periodic review for extending this reserve to meet the Seville criteria are being considered. |
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| Major ecosystem type | Temperate broadleaf forests or woodlands | |||
| Major habitats & land cover types | Blanket bog (with peat 2-3 m deep) with vegetation dominated by Eriophorum spp. (cotton grass), Calluna vulgaris (heather), and Sphagnum moss; montane heath; calcareous flushes; wet heath; acid grassland | |||
| Location | 54°36' to 54°65'N; 02°45' to 03°12'W | |||
| Area (hectares) | ||||
| Total | 7,386 | |||
| Core area(s) | 7,386 | |||
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| Transition area(s) when given | ||||
| Altitude (metres above sea level) | +305 to +850 | |||
| Year designated | 1976 | |||
| Administrative authorities | English Nature | |||
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| Brief description |
Structure and function of bog ecosystems Monitoring of biotic and abiotic environment Dynamics of plant-animal relationships Effects of natural and human influences on biota Rehabilitation of species Information at the Environmental Change Network (ECN) |
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| Abiotic | Abiotic factors, monitoring/methodologies. | |||
| Biodiversity | Biodiversity, ecosystem functioning/ecosystem structure, fauna, methodologies, plants, restoration/rehabilitation/redevelopment, wetlands. | |||
| Socio-economic | n.a. | |||
| Integrated monitoring | Impact and risk studies/Environmental impact. | |||
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| Contact address |
Tony Laws English Nature - Northumbria Team Stocksfield Hall, Stocksfield NE437TN Northumberland United Kingdom |
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| Telephone | (44.1661) 84 55 00 | |||
| Fax | (44.1661) 84 55 01 | |||
| Contact address |
Chris McCarty Site Manager, Moor House-Upper Teesdale Widdybank Farm, Langdon Beck - Forest in Teesdale DL12 0HQ Barnard Castle - Co Durham United Kingdom |
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| Telephone | (44.1833) 62 23 74 | |||
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chris.mccarty@english-nature.org.uk |
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| Contact address |
Stewart Lane Administrative Contact, Land Management & Advisory Services Natural England, Northminster House PE1 1UA Peterborough United Kingdom |
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| Telephone | (44.1733) 455133 | |||
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stewart.lane@naturalengland.org.uk |
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| Last updated: 3/13/2007 |
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