National nature reserves in Cumbria

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National nature reserves in England were established by English Nature, now Natural England, which manages them either directly or through non-governmental organisations such as the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds or the National Trust.

There are 25 national nature reserves in Cumbria,^[1] including the large Moor House-Upper Teesdale reserve which is shared with County Durham.

All national nature reserves include all or part of a named Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Moor House-Upper Teesdale is also a Biosphere reserve.

• Wetlands

A number of the reserves are bogs (often called "moss" in local dialect), a type of habit which the European Union is keen to protect.^[2] Bassenthwaite Lake, one of the largest lakes in the English Lake District, is a habitat for the Osprey.

• Limestone pavements

Whitbarrow and Park Wood are limestone habitats.

• Bassenthwaite Lake^[3]
• Blelham Bog^[3]
• Clawthorpe Fell^[3]
• Cliburn Moss^[3]
• Drumburgh Moss^[3]
• Duddon Mosses^[3]
• Finglandrigg Woods^[4]
• Gowk Bank^[3]
• Great Asby Scar^[3]
• Hallsenna Moor^[3]
• High Leys^[3]
• Moor House-Upper Teesdale^[3]
• North Fen^[3]
• North Walney^[3]
• Park Wood^[3]
• Roudsea Wood & Mosses^[3]
• Rusland Moss^[3]
• Sandscale Haws^[3]
• Sandybeck Meadow^[3]
• Smardale Gill^[3]
• South Solway Mosses^[3](Bowness Common, Glasson Moss, Wedholme Flow SSSI's)
• Tarn Moss^[3]
• Thornhill Moss and Meadows^[3]
• Walton Moss^[3]
• Whitbarrow^[3]

• National nature reserves in England
• Natural England