Least ConcernGrey Seal
Halichoerus grypus
The first national park declared in the United Kingdom, the cradle of the modern right-to-roam movement
Area
1,438 km²
Protection category
IUCN V
Paisaje protegido —
Designated in
1951
Declared in 1951, it was the United Kingdom's first national park, the direct result of decades of social struggle over the right of access to the countryside: the celebrated mass trespass of Kinder Scout in 1932, in which hundreds of working-class walkers from Manchester and Sheffield deliberately defied the private ownership of aristocratic grouse moors, is reckoned a founding moment of the right-to-roam movement across Britain.
3 dive sites within 300 km are also shown.
Ecosystems found in the United Kingdom, where Peak District lies.
Where can I dive near here?
253 km away
259 km away
285 km away
What is worth looking out for this month in the United Kingdom?
Now is a good time: Grey seal pupping at Donna Nook (Late October to December (peak in late November))
Now is a good time: Red deer rut in Scotland (September to November (peak late Sep-Oct))
Now is a good time: Starling murmurations in the United Kingdom (October to March (peak Nov-Jan))
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Same country: United Kingdom
Same country: United Kingdom
Same country: United Kingdom
Same country: United Kingdom
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Region
British Isles
Climate
Temperate
Best season
May to September
Threatened:,,
Now is a good time: Northern gannet colony on Bass Rock (Late February to October (peak Jun-Aug))
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