UK049
North Yorkshire Moors


Country/territory: United Kingdom

IBA criteria met: C6 (2007)
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Area: 143,490 ha

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2007 very unfavourable medium low
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Site description (2007 baseline)
The largest continuous tract of open heather Calluna moorland in England and Wales, with long fingers of moor and heath extending down to farmland or abutting woodland edges. Boggy flushes and valley mires are dominated by Juncus. The area is managed for game interests. The IBA supports a variety of breeding upland species.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: North Yorkshire Moors. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/north-yorkshire-moors-iba-united-kingdom on 19/03/2024.