Our high moorland landscapes and blanket bogs are special features of both Peak District and Southern Pennine hills, come and learn more about these special places and the current restoration programme with staff from the Moors for the Future Partnership (http://moorsforthefuture.org.uk/).
Time
Saturday 18th August, 9.45 am for a 10 am start (expected to be done by 4 pm)
Place
Meet Birchen Clough Bridge car park on the A57 (O.S. grid ref. SK 109 914 Lat. Long 53.419639, -1.837064 )
Joining instructions
Please arrive by 9.45 am.
Leader
Co-ordinated by MTA member Peter Judd (email: peak10roam-mta@yahoo.co.uk), delivered by staff from the Moors For The Future Partnership.
Number of delegates
12 Despite being free, please only book if you are pretty committed to turning up on the day.
Description
Moors For The Future Partnership staff will take us on a journey of discovery up onto the Kinder Scout Plateau visiting a number of their work sites in order to learn more about this fascinating landscape. We will see just how damaged parts of this landscape have become, hear how that damage occurred and the various stages of work that are already taking place to restore this, one of the most important sites of blanket bog in Europe, back to full health.
Along the way we are likely to hear about the ecology, flora and fauna of this landscape plus find out how we can enhance our clients’ experience of this extraordinary environment by introducing them to some of the monitoring and survey activities run as part of MFTFP’s Community Science programme.
This will be a day-long walk and talk activity, so come equipped for a full day out on the hill, including bringing sufficient food, drink and clothing appropriate for the weather on the day an the nature of the terrain (boggy moorland so gaiters recommended). We will finish with a debrief in the pub.
(A similar activity ran last autumn and was very well received by participants).
This activity is offered at no-cost to participants by the MTA.
Please note, as with most MTA regional group run activities, this should be considered a peer-led activity and participants should therefore consider themselves wholly responsible for their own safety throughout the day and be ready to take care of themselves on a full hill-day on rough, boggy moorland.
For further information
Please contact Peter Judd via peak10roam-mta@yahoo.co.uk