The Peak District is a national park dating back to 1950. Its territory covers more than 140 thousand hectares. The Peak District is located in Central England, in the south of the Pennine Mountains. It was created in order to monitor and preserve the broadleaf forests and moorlands that are found in the uplands of the southern Pennines plateau. The Peak District also serves as a water protection zone for the industrial area that surrounds the park. It is home to major cities such as Liverpool, Manchester, and Leeds, which are home to over 20 million people.
Here you can find oak and birch groves, which alternate with wastelands. They provide a place of residence for many birds, including the woodcock, pied flycatcher, white-toothed thrush, warblers, short-eared owl, warblers, merlin falcon, and a rare black grouse here.
On the slopes of the mountains there is a variety of vegetation, here you can see ash, yew, maple, linden and wild cherry, as well as a large number of flowering plants and field grasses.
This national park is covered with forests by only 4 percent, and some of its woodlands are generally artificially planted. Karst caves, which are located among the limestones of the northern part of the park, are of great interest. Here you can see bats, for example, baleen moths and small horseshoe bats.
