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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.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: North Yorkshire Moors (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/north-yorkshire-moors-iba-united-kingdom on 23/11/2024.