Kinder Scout is an upland gritstone moorland plateau, the highest summit in the Peak District at 636 metres and a National Nature Reserve. Its peat bogs provide a home for a wide variety of wildlife, and as it sits at the start of the Pennine Way it’s also popular with thousands of walkers.
Kinder was the location for the famous Mass Trespass of 1932, when mill workers from Manchester and Sheffield asserted their right to roam in open countryside. This event built the momentum for the access movement, leading to the first national park being established in 1951.
Julia met the National Trust rangers who work on Kinder and watched the Search and Rescue Dogs Association (SARDA) out in action. The volunteers and their dogs provide assistance on these moors to walkers who can all too easily lose their bearings when the weather closes in unexpectedly. Luckily the weather was fine and the sun was shining so most of the day was spent admiring the views.