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The site was identified as important in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria	LC	resident	1991-1995	1,200 breeding pairs	B3, C6
Dunlin Calidris alpina	NT	breeding	1991	70 breeding pairs	B1i, C2, C6
Merlin Falco columbarius	LC	resident	1991-1995	76 breeding pairs	C6
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus	LC	resident	1995	10 breeding pairs	C6
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus	LC	breeding	1991	80 breeding pairs	B3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2015) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Merlin Falco columbarius	92	26	breeding pairs	29	very unfavourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A management plan exists but it is out of date or not comprehensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1931	Longshaw Estate	Nature Reserve	<1
1938	Edale	Nature Reserve	<1
1940	Kinder Scout	Nature Reserve	1
1942	Hope Woodlands	Nature Reserve	9
1951	Peak District	National Park	68
1952	Derwent and Howden Moors	Nature Reserve	4
1955	Marsden Moor Estate	Nature Reserve	3
1959	Alport Valley	Nature Reserve	<1
1984	Standedge Road Cutting	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	<1
1986	Yarncliff Wood, Padley	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	<1
1986	Edale	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	<1
1986	Rake Dike	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	<1
1986	Harewood Grange Stream Section	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	<1
1988	Leek Moors	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	6
1990	Goyt Valley	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	2
1993	Dark Peak	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	48
1994	South Pennine Moors	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	32
1999	Eastern Peak District Moors	Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK)	12
2000	Peak District Moors (South Pennine Moors Phase 1)	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	69
2000	South Pennine Moors Phase 2	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	32
2001	South Pennine Moors	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
2009	Kinder Scout	National Nature Reserve	1
2010	Dove Stone	Nature Reserve	1
2011	Eastern Moors	Nature Reserve	4

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved deciduous woodland, Mixed woodland	-
Shrubland	Heathland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Blanket bogs	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: South Pennine and Peak District Moors (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/south-pennine-and-peak-district-moors-iba-united-kingdom on 22/11/2024.