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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: -

Protection status:

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Peak District Moors (South Pennine Moors Phase 1)	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	45,301	protected area contained by site	37,092
Peak District	National Park	143,889	protected area contains site	37,092
Leek Moors	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	3,974	protected area overlaps with site	0
Eastern Peak District Moors	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	8,199	protected area overlaps with site	2,203
Dark Peak	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	31,847	protected area contained by site	31,853

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Grassland		-
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Rivers and streams, Blanket bogs, Fens, transition mires and springs	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Forestry plantations	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
agriculture	-
forestry	-
hunting	-
military	-
water management	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Peak District Moors. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 24/01/2021.