Working together for the South Pennines
Our work in the West Yorkshire is crucial to support the region’s nature, wildlife and people. Water is a key part of this landscape: peat bogs, rivers, streams and reservoirs have shaped the ecology, history and culture of the area and continue to have a direct influence.
Many of our uplands and watercourses have been damaged and degraded through centuries of industrialisation and the impacts of human activities, and this has resulted in flood and fire risk and a loss of habitat.
Now we're using our expertise - alongside that of partners including Yorkshire Water, the Woodland Trust, White Rose Forest, West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Moors for the Future and the Environment Agency - to heal climate harm, reduce flood risk and plant trees on the moorland edge.
Landscapes for Water is a joint programme of work to improve upland habitats across the Upper Calder and Colne catchments, stretching from Marsden Moor in the south to Heptonstall Moor in the north, across five main areas, totalling 5,500 hectares.