Project Name

Kielder Western Moorlands

Country

England

Current land designations

SAC, SSSI

Specific location

Cumbria-Northumberland border of Kielder Forest

Year rewilding started

1970s

Grid reference

NY624933

Location

Latitude: 55 13 59 N Longitude: 02 35 31 W

Altitude

Project Management

Ownership: Forestry Commission

Management: Forestry Commission

Area under rewilding (hectares)

1500ha (approx)

Project funding

Forestry Commission, some DEFRA

Rewilding methods

Removal or grazing pressures and unburnt (for 40-60 years) (grazing in parts to allow comparison); Removal of Conifer crops to allow mires to restore; Drain blockage to restore natural hydrology

Habitats present

Peat bogs, transition mire and quaking bogs, marshes, heath, srcube, coniferous woodland

Target species

Large Heath butterfly, carnivorous sundew plant, Bog Bush cricket, Mire Pill Beetle

Species reintroductions

None

Access to the area

Open public access

Links to further information

FC Kielder:

www.forestry.gov.uk/website/wildwoods.nsf/LUWebDocsByKey/EnglandNorthumberlandKielderKielder