North Pennines Moorland Group

The NPMG is an educational group to help spread awareness about our uplands, the wildlife that depend on them and the community!

Our Aims & Objectives

Encourage

More diverse communities to enjoy nature and connect with the moorlands closest to them.

Help

Everyone to understand the multiple benefits that come from moorlands and the importance of game management

Skills that will enable and empower communities to increase carbon storage, protect historic sites, enhance wildlife and habitats

Equip

Participating organisations so they can better secure this heritage over the long-term.

Moorland Stats

of the North Pennines and North York moors Special Protection Areas are managed for grouse which has huge benefits for many species.

of English grouse moors fall within a National Park or Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

of ground nesting birds are lost to predators. Predator control contributes to reversing the declines seen in farmland and uplands birds.

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Who are we?

The North Pennines Moorland Group was created by gamekeepers living and working on the moors across the Pennines. They are collectively responsible for the management of over 50,000 acres of heather moorland, a habitat that is said to be rarer than rainforests.

Gamekeepers working on these estates are hoping to reach out to members of the public with an interest in their countryside and who would like to learn more about, and connect with, moorland management.

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