Our regional nature conservation strategy highlights not only our outstanding nature conservation sites in the region, but also recommends drawing the line with regards to the current state of biodiversity, aiming to prevent further loss and looking at where we can make gains to redress the balance.
- Read the Strategy Summary 2007 (PDF/613KB)
- Download the full Strategy 2008 (PDF/2MB) (As this is a large document you may need to use the magnification tool to make the text larger and select the 'view' option to rotate the page)
It is a clear move forward towards realising just what we have at our properties. The region is home to some of the rarest species and habitats in the country - from the red squirrel populations found at Wallington, Cragside and Allen Banks to the spectacular hay meadows at Malham and Upper Wharfedale in the Yorkshire Dales.
Our picture of the month
Each month we will focus on one of the exquisite images from the strategy document, and point you in the right direction to see it in its natural habitat.
December
The snowy covering on Marsden Moor hides some of the characteristic nationally and internationally important upland habitats present on this 2300 ha estate; habitats which in turn help support nationally and internationally important bird populations.
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