Moor House - Upper Teesdale - United Kingdom

Basic Information
Site Name
Moor House - Upper Teesdale
Short name
T04
Country
United Kingdom
Web Address
ECN website
Operating Organisation
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)
Natural England
Site Manager
Bev Dodd
Funding Agency
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Site Description
Moor House - Upper Teesdale is an upland site in the north of England that is dominated by moorland and grassland vegetation. UK ECN site. Moor House-Upper Teesdale, in the North Pennine uplands, is England's highest and largest terrestrial National Nature Reserve (NNR), a UNESCO Global Geopark and a European Special Protection Area. Habitats include exposed summits, blanket peatlands, upland grasslands, pastures, hay meadows and deciduous woodland. The site is grazed by sheep and comprises of two areas. The Moor House area extends from the upper edge of the Eden Valley, over the Great Dun Fell (848 m), Little Dun Fell and Knock Fell to the River Tees. The geology comprises alternating strata of limestone, sandstone and shale ...
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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1954
Observed properties
ecosystem parametersoil parameteratmospheric parameterchemical parameterwater parameterbiological parameterlandscape parameteragricultural parameterbirdspresencebryophytespresencediversityindexfloristicdiversityplantspeciescompositionsoilsoluteamountspeciescompositionspeciespresencespeciesturnovertreediameteratbreastheightcarbon-to-nitrogenratiocationexchangecapacitydissolvedorganicnitrogeninsoilsoilaciditysoilbulkdensitysoilmoisturefieldcapacitysoilsolutionconcentrationsoiltemperaturethicknessofsoilhorizontotalorganiccarbonairhumiditynetradiationirradiancenetsolarradiationirradianceprecipitationintensitysnowdepthsolarradiationtotalradiationirradiancewinddirectionwindspeedavailablephosphorusdissolvedorganicphosphorusinorganiccarboncontentpercentcarbonpercentorganiccarbonsoilpHtotalcarbontotalorganiccarbonconductivityrunoffamountstageheightwateraciditywaterlevelwaterqualitywatervolumetreediametertreeheightlandcoverlandusedissolvedorganiccarboninsoil
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
UK ECN✔ (LTER_EU_UK_050)This site is a verified "UK ECN" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
COSMOS-UK✖ (MOORH)The affiliation of this site with "COSMOS-UK" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
EuroMAB✖The affiliation of this site with "EuroMAB" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
Projects
Natura 2000
eLTER (H2020)
eLTER catalogue
eLTER PLUS (H2020) - RA
eLTER PLUS (H2020) - TA
eLTER PLUS (H2020) - VA
ExpeER
Photos
Precipitation chemistry monitoring, ECN Moor House [Photo by Andy Sier]
Precipitation chemistry monitoring, ECN Moor House [Photo by Andy Sier]
Geographic
3 km
2 mi
View in site map
Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 54.6833 Longitude: -2.38333

Size
ca. 8400.00ha
Elevation (average)
600.00msl
Elevation (min)
290.00msl
Elevation (max)
848.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Grasslands
Ecosystem Type
Grasslands
Montane grasslands and shrublands
Biogeographical Region
Atlantic Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E)
Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens (E) » Sparsely wooded grasslands (E7)
Mires, bogs and fens (D)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
5.80°C
Precipitation Annual
2044.00mm
Geology
The site comprises two areas divided by Cow Green Reservoir. They are Moor House and Upper Teesdale. The geology of the Moor House area is Carboniferous in age, with alternating strata of limestone, sandstone and shale into which the dolerite of the Great Whin Sill intrudes. The gently sloping eastern side of the area is overlain by glacial till, making poor drainage, which has led to the development of blanket bog with peat 2-3 m deep. The geology, soils and vegetation of much of the Upper Teesdale area are similar to Moor House, but an unusual feature of the area is the sugar limestone soil which is derived from limestone metamorphosed by the doleritic intrusion.
Vegetation
Habitats include exposed summits, extensive blanket peatlands, upland grasslands, pastures, hay meadows and deciduous woodland.
Soils
See ´Geology´
Hydrology
Blanket bog drained by numerous streams
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category IV – Habitat/Species Management Area
Category V – Protected Landscape/Seascape/Area
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot without link to explicit catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial data file (GIS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Equipment notes
Telemetered Automatic Weather Station and Carbon Flux Tower. River gauging Station.
Permanent secure storage building and emergency shelter.
Temporary Open Top Chambers (environmental warming).
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
Yes
Operation Notes
ECN terrestrial monitoring is carried out at least once every 7 days
Site Visit Interval
14
Maintenance Interval
14
Data Policy Notes
The ECN datasets are hosted by the NERC Environmental Information Data Centre (EIDC - http://eidc.ceh.ac.uk/), managed by the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) - https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/documents/4971bce4-8a81-4e23-9637-7fcff37c5f21. They are available under the Open Government Licence and can be cited via DOI's (digital object identifier).
Data Policy URL
http://data.ecn.ac.uk/datapolicy.asp
LTER Site Classification
Master
Related Resources on DEIMS-SDR
31 dataset(s) in total:
Automatic weather station recordings from Moor House and Helbeck 1974-1987
Climatic data (Meteorological Office recordings) from four sites along an altitudinal gradient in Cumbria 1952 - 1990
Geological map of the Moor House National Nature Reserve, 1963
Moor House: Ecosystem services variables from the UK Environmental Change Network (ECN)
Moor House: UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) bat data: 1993-2015
Moor House: UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) bird data: 1995-2015
Moor House: UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) butterfly data: 1993-2015
There is EURO-CORDEX climate scenario data available for this site:
Projected Near Surface Specific Humidity ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Precipitation ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Sea Level Pressure ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Surface Downwelling Shortwave RadiationRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Wind SpeedRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85

You can also download the entire climate scenario dataset for this site from the EUDAT B2SHARE data store.