Newly built stone path and steps on a hill as part of a moorland restoration project. Grindslow Knoll, Kinder Scout, Derbyshire, Peak District, UK
This image is exclusive to Alamy. The image shows a path built on the climb up Grindslow Knoll, a popular approach to the plateau of Kinder Scout. The path was built during the Spring of 2012 due to severe erosion of the land through use by walkers and weather conditions. A combination of wildfires, air pollution, overgrazing by sheep and excessive recreational pressure, has left large areas of the Dark Peak moors in a very poor condition, with very little vegetation cover. In this state the peat below becomes exposed. Since 2000 it's also been discovered that peat has a major role to play in the fight against climate change, as it is a significant store of carbon, when in good condition. However when the peat becomes exposed, it releases carbon from the decomposed organic material that forms the peat. Focusing on the worst affected areas of Kinder and Bleaklow, The National Trust along with other partner organisations (through Moors for the Future Partnership) have undertaken the huge task of restoring the moors and the peat, using innovative and experimental techniques. Kinder Scout is a peat bog moorland plateau on gritstone in the north of Derbyshire in England. It rises to a height of 636 metres (2,087 ft) and is situated at the southern tip of the Pennines which run from Derbyshire to Scotland. In 1932 the then private moorland was the target of a mass trespass eventually leading to the creation of National Parks throughout Britain. Below the southern edges of Kinder Scout is the village of Edale where the Pennine Way, a long walk to Scotland, starts (or ends). Walking on Kinder Scout can be difficult, even dangerous in poor weather (which is not infrequent) but remains popular with walkers.
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Location: Grindslow Knoll, Kinder Scout, Derbyshire, Peak District National Park, England, UK
Photo credit: © Martyn Williams / Alamy / Afripics
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