High Peak Moors (Kinder and Bleaklow)

A wild landscape, with expansive blanket bog, the High Peak Moors neighbour the very urban areas of Sheffield and Manchester. Being so close to these post-Industrial cities has had its impact, the blanket bog being one of the most damaged in the UK as a result of atmospheric pollution and recreational pressure, in addition to overgrazing and wildfires.

Despite the damage, the fantastic views afforded after only a short train ride from the city makes it very popular, with over 10 million visitors every year.

Rewetting the bogs is a big and long-term effort - to achieve it the National Trust will be undertaking a number of tasks:

• Blocking drains
• Revegetating bare peat with natural vegetation - spreading lime, seed and fertiliser; spreading cut heather brash; planting plugs e.g. cotton grass
• Scrub removal
• Phasing out burning on the blanket bog
• Stabilise bare peat
• Reduce grazing numbers.

Restoration achieved to date, working as part of the Moors for the Future Partnership, includes:

• Installation of 6,000 dams to slow water flow
• Revegetation of almost 200 hectares of bare eroding peat.

See Moors for the Future Partnership's entry for more information on restoration achieved to date on Bleaklow.

Priorities:

• People being inspired - enable people to explore the moors and attract a wider audience
• People looking after the land - a working landscape that supports rural business and activities
• Secure and healthy peat bogs - stopping peatland erosion
• Vibrant wildlife
• More trees and shrubs in the valleys and cloughs.