Geltsdale
| Geltsdale | |
|---|---|
 Geltsdale House | |
  Geltsdale Location within Cumbria | |
| OS grid reference | NY569536 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRAMPTON |
| Postcode district | CA8 |
| Dialling code | 01228 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Geltsdale is a hamlet in Cumbria, England, to the southeast of Castle Carrock.
The Geltsdale Reservoir railway ran in the vicinity.
The local landscapes are under several levels of protection. Two of the protected areas cover a large area:
- the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- the North Pennines Moors Special Protection Area (147,276 ha)[1]
Geltsdale & Glendue Fells Site of Special Scientific Interest has an area of 8,059 ha,[2] and is one of the SSSIs which underlie the SPA.
Geltsdale RSPB reserve is a 5,000 ha nature reserve within the SSSI. It mainly moorland and is managed by the Royal Society for Protection of Birds for upland birds such as black grouse and hen harrier.[3]
References
- ^ "Natura 2000 form" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee.
- ^ "Site details: Geltsdale & Glendue Fells SSSI". Natural England.
- ^ DORLING KINDERSLEY (2009). RSPB Where To Go Wild in Britain. Dorling Kindersley Limited. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-4053-3512-6.
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