Did you know?
Facts about the North Pennines AONB
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We currently have 840 volunteers
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Every year we engage 1000+ school children in conservation activities
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40% of the UK's species-rich upland hay meadows are in the North Pennines
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3400 people came to events in our three North Pennines Stargazing Festivals
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5 ‘do in a day’ packhorse routes to choose from
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73 of our walking, cycling and riding trails available here.
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We've restored 35,000Ha of peatlands - that's >3 x the size of Newcastle!
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We restored 273ha of grassland through our Nectarworks project
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The North Pennines AONB has 16 Dark Sky Discovery sites
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In 2018 49,000 people came to our Bowlees Visitor Centre