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Soil, vegetation and geology maps of the Moor House National Nature Reserve WMS

Publisher
Environmental Information Data Centre
Updated
18 September 2026
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Summary

Map service of soil types, geology and vegetation in the Moor House region of the Moor House - Upper Teesdale National Nature Reserve. The site lies in the North Pennine uplands of England and has an area of 74 km2. It is England's highest and largest terrestrial National Nature Reserve (NNR), a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and a European Special Protection Area. Habitats include exposed summits, extensive blanket peatlands, upland grasslands, pastures, hay meadows and deciduous woodland. Altitude ranges from 290 to 850 m. Moor House - Upper Teesdale is part of the Environmental Change Network (ECN) which is the UK's long-term environmental monitoring programme.

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Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
15 September 2026
Harvest GUID
0c5c5e20-246e-11e4-8c21-0800200c9a66
Extent (Latitude)
54.73° to 54.6°
Extent (Longitude)
-2.53° to -2.3°
Dataset reference date (publication)
2012-01-01
Dataset reference date (creation)
1963-01-01
Frequency of update
notPlanned
Responsible party
(owner, custodian); Centre of Ecology and Hydrology (pointOfContact)
ISO 19139 resource type
service
Metadata language
eng

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