Biodiversity Action Plan

Complete Biodiversity Action Plan (6.5MB)

Action Plans

Woodlands

Upland Ashwoods – amongst the finest in Europe

Upland Oak / Birchwoods – at the south-eastern edge of their British range

Wet Woodland – a small resource, valuable for a variety of species

Parkland and Veteran Trees – the iconic old trees forming part of our cultural heritage

Grasslands

Limestone Dales – geological features supporting rich wildlife habitats of high European conservation value

Hay Meadows – dramatically declining across the country

Unimproved Pastures – enclosed fields, carefully managed to support a myriad of wildflowers

Rough Grazing – open grasslands on the moorland edge

Rush Pasture – wet grasslands of great value to breeding wading birds

Lead Rakes – old lead mining sites with a highly specialised flora

Wetlands

River Corridor Habitats – rivers streams and wetlands

Ponds – including the distinctive White Peak dewponds

Moorlands

Limestone Heath – fast disappearing heath in the White Peak

Blanket Bog – the UK represents around 10-15% of the world’s peat bogs

Heather Moorland – one of the most distinctive landscapes of the Peak District

Species

Water Vole – declined across the UK since the industrial revolution

Curlew – soon to be listed as globally near threatened

Lapwing – strongly associated with upland hill farming, but declining alarmingly

Twite – currently of grave conservation concern in England

White-Clawed Crayfish – globally threatened species