National Nature Reserves in England were established by English Nature

English Nature

English Nature was the United Kingdom government agency that promoted the conservation of wildlife, geology and wild places throughout England between 1990 and 2006...

, now Natural England

Natural England

Natural England is the non-departmental public body of the UK government responsible for ensuring that England's natural environment, including its land, flora and fauna, freshwater and marine environments, geology and soils, are protected and improved...

, which manages them either directly or by non-governmental organisations such as the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Bird Notes and News was first published in April 1903.The title changed to 'Bird Notes' in 1947. In the 1950s, there were four copies per year . Each volume covered two years, spread over three calendar years...

 or the National Trust

National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty

The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...

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There are 25 National Nature Reserves in Cumbria

Cumbria

Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...

 including the large Moor House-Upper Teesdale

Moor House-Upper Teesdale

Moor House-Upper Teesdale National Nature Reserve covers 7,400 ha of the Pennine moors in the north of England. It straddles Cumbria and County Durham. It was designated a UNESCO biosphere reserve in 1976....

 reserve which is shared with County Durham

County Durham

County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...

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All National Nature Reserves include all or part of a named Site of Special Scientific Interest

Site of Special Scientific Interest

A Site of Special Scientific Interest is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in Great Britain are based upon...

 (SSSI). Moor House-Upper Teesdale is also a Biosphere reserve

Biosphere reserve

The Man and the Biosphere Programme of UNESCO was established in 1971 to promote interdisciplinary approaches to management, research and education in ecosystem conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.-Development:...

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Types of Habitat

• Wetlands

A number of the reserves are bog

Bog

A bog, quagmire or mire is a wetland that accumulates acidic peat, a deposit of dead plant material—often mosses or, in Arctic climates, lichens....

s (often called "moss" in local dialect), a type of habit which the European Union

European Union

The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...

 is keen to protect.
Bassenthwaite Lake

Bassenthwaite Lake

Bassenthwaite Lake is one of the largest water bodies in the English Lake District. It is long and narrow, approximately long and wide, but is also extremely shallow, with a maximum depth of about ....

, one of the largest lakes in the English Lake District, is a habitat for the Osprey

Osprey

The Osprey , sometimes known as the sea hawk or fish eagle, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey. It is a large raptor, reaching more than in length and across the wings...

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• Limestone pavements

Whitbarrow

Whitbarrow

Whitbarrow is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and National Nature Reserve in Cumbria, and forms part of the Morecambe Bay Pavements Special Area of Conservation due to its supporting some of the best European examples of natural limestone habitats...

 and Park Wood are limestone habitats.

List

• Bassenthwaite Lake
  Bassenthwaite Lake
  Bassenthwaite Lake is one of the largest water bodies in the English Lake District. It is long and narrow, approximately long and wide, but is also extremely shallow, with a maximum depth of about ....
  
  
• Blelham Bog
• Clawthorpe Fell
• Cliburn Moss
  Cliburn Moss
  Cliburn Moss is a National Nature Reserve located northwest of the village is a of Cliburn, in the county of Cumbria, England. It contains a mixture of bog and heath, produced by a hollow in the glacial valley, and by the human activity of peat cutting....
  
  
• Drumburgh Moss
• Duddon Mosses
• Finglandrigg Woods
• Gowk Bank
• Great Asby Scar
• Hallsenna Moor
• High Leys
  High Leys
  High Leys is located to the south east of Rowrah in Cumbria , along the C2C cycle route prior to Sheriffs Gate.The status of National Nature Reserve was awarded to High Leys due to its meadow status and the traditional hay-making and grazing methods employed during the land's working lifetime....
  
  
• Moor House-Upper Teesdale
  Moor House-Upper Teesdale
  Moor House-Upper Teesdale National Nature Reserve covers 7,400 ha of the Pennine moors in the north of England. It straddles Cumbria and County Durham. It was designated a UNESCO biosphere reserve in 1976....
  
  
• North Fen
• North Walney
  North Walney
  North Walney is a National Nature Reserve on Walney Island, England. The island is an esker. The reserve has an area of 646.5 ha and protects a sand dune system which supports a large number of Natterjack Toads....
  
  
• Park Wood
  Hutton Roof Crags
  Hutton Roof Crags is a hill in south-eastern Cumbria in north-west England, located near to the village of Hutton Roof. It has extensive areas of limestone pavement as well as grassland and woodland...
  
  
• Roudsea Wood & Mosses
• Rusland Moss
• Sandscale Haws
  Sandscale Haws
  Sandscale Haws is a National Nature Reserve on the Duddon Estuary, Cumbria, England. It is managed by the National Trust. The reserve's sand dunes support a population of Natterjack Toads, a species which is nationally rare in Britain....
  
  
• Sandybeck Meadow
• Smardale Gill
• South Solway Mosses(Bowness Common, Glasson Moss, Wedholme Flow SSSI's)
• Tarn Moss
• Thornhill Moss and Meadows
• Walton Moss
• Whitbarrow
  Whitbarrow
  Whitbarrow is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and National Nature Reserve in Cumbria, and forms part of the Morecambe Bay Pavements Special Area of Conservation due to its supporting some of the best European examples of natural limestone habitats...