Important notice: This is an archived version of the Peak District National Park Authority's website. It was last updated on 2 August 2011. The current version can be found at www.peakdistrict.gov.uk. This old version of the website will remain available until all content and functionality has been transferred across to the new website, after which it will be switched off.

Walking on riverside footpath under broad leaved trees

Looking After

How we work to look after the National Park, conservation, ranger services, biodiversity and policies.

Biodiversity

What is Biodiversity?

Biodiversity encompasses the whole variety of life on Earth. This includes all species of plants and animals, the genetic variation among them, and the ecosystems of which they are a part. It is about the commonplace as well as the rarities.

wheatear, eyebright, grasshopper, waxcap photos: Karen Shelley

2001-2010 Review


Download 2001 - 2010 Review (2.8MB) Adobe pdf document

BAP Forum 2010


42 people attended the BAP Partnership Forum at Aldern House, Bakewell on the 29 November 2010. Forum minutes, keynote presentations and workshops  

Biodiversity Action Plan
Biodiversity Action Plan 2001 - 2011 (6.5MB)Adobe pdf document

Why is biodiversity important?

  • A biodiverse planet is a healthy planet, the communities of plants and animals that make up life on Earth contribute to the production of clean air and water, and healthy soil.  
  • Many new foods and medicines have been discovered thanks to the variety of plants and animals on the planet.  
  • Biodiversity provides pleasure to people, and a source of income for sustainable businesses.  
  • Biodiversity makes up the character of the landscapes around us.  
  • But most of all, there is intrinsic value in the variety of plants, animals, fungi and the habitats and ecosystems they inhabit.

Conserving biodiversity in the Peak District is about conserving this range of wildlife habitats, species, and ecological processes for the current generation and for generations to come.

What can you do?

  1. Join a local conservation group to work on nature reserves or community projects
  2. Run an environmentally friendly business
  3. Follow the Countryside Code
  4. Volunteers sowing wildflower seed at The Beeches
    Use public transport
  5. Create wildlife-friendly gardens at home, work or school
  6. Make your buildings and gardens bird and bat friendly
    Wildlife and Buildings (2MB) Adobe pdf document
  7. Enjoy the wildlife on your doorstep
    Wildlife on your doorstep (80KB) Adobe pdf document
  8. Reduce, re-use and recycle
    Reduce re-use recycle (140KB) Adobe pdf document
  9. Buy local products and services produced in sustainable ways
    Buy local and sustainable (90KB) Adobe pdf document
  10. Get involved in national surveys
    Hummingbird Hawk-moth and Painted Lady survey
    Non-native invasive aquatic plant survey
    Oil beetle hunt
    Be Plant Wise - At the end of February, Defra and the Scottish Government launched the ‘Be Plant Wise’ campaign to highlight the problems of invasive, aquatic plants on Britain’s waterways. More information on the campaign and advice on how the public can help, can be found at: www.direct.gov.uk/beplantwise

Control of non-native species

Himalayan Baslam (394KB) Adobe pdf document