The Peak District National Park

northern England, lying mainly in northern Derbyshire, but also covering

parts of Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, and South and West Yorkshire. An area of great diversity, it is conventionally split into the northern Dark Peak, where most of the moorland is found and whose geology is gritstone,
and the southern
White Peak, where most
of the population lives
and where the geology is
mainly limestone-based.

Park, whose designation in 1951 made it the first national

park in the United Kingdom. Proximity to the major cities of Manchester and Sheffield and the counties of Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Staffordshire and South and West Yorkshire, coupled with easy access by road and rail, have contributed to its popularity.

and much of the area is uplands above 1,000 feet

(300 m), with a high point on Kinder Scout of 2,087 feet (636 m). Despite its name, the landscape generally lacks sharp peaks, being characterised by rounded hills and gritstone escarpments (the "edges").
The area is surrounded
by major conurbations,
including Huddersfield,
Manchester,
Sheffield, Derby and
Stoke-on-Trent.

Geography

of the Peak District National Park is owned by the

National Trust, a charity which aims to conserve historic and natural landscapes. The Peak District is formed almost exclusively from sedimentary rocks dating from the Carboniferous period. They comprise the Carboniferous Limestone, the overlying Gritstone and finally the Coal Measures

Geography

marks in the Peak District National Park, known for its

exposed and isolated tracts of Moorland. The Dark Peak is the higher, wilder northern part of the Peak District in England, mainly in Derbyshire and South Yorkshire. It gets its name because (in contrast to the White Peak), the underlying limestone is covered by a cap of Millstone Grit.

THE DARK PEAK

Peak District in England. the White Peak covers the Staffordshire

Peaks, the Cheshire Peaks around Macclesfield and the Derbyshire Peaks from the Hope Valley southwards. The White Peak is one of 159 national character areas defined by Natural England.

THE WHITE PEAK

high ridges of the White Peak are the sources of

many rivers. The western side of the Peak District is drained by the rivers Etherow, Goyt, and Tame, which are tributaries of the River Mersey. The north east is drained by tributaries of the River Don, itself a tributary of the Yorkshire Ouse.

RIVERS

for rare flora, including orchids (in flower spring and early

summer) and the rare Jacob's Ladder.
The peaty gritstone moors of the Dark Peak support a more limited flora (largely heather, bilberry and sphagnum moss) and a specialist fauna.
The Park have many species of birds. There are Ring Ouzel, Golden Plover, Red Grouse and Curlew.

FLORA & FAUNA

Will give knowledge about the nature of this land. Will

free you from your daily routine. Will reunite you with nature.

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