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is the largest planted forest in northern Europe and has destroyed many native mires and peat bogs of the region. As such in the 21st century preserving the moors has been a top priority in the region as its habitat is home to high biodiversity and the region also serves as an important storer of
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to the east. The A68 is the only main road going through the region. Conifer plantations, moorland, bogs, wet heaths make up the landscape of the region, which only allows for rough grazing of sheep in most areas outside of the valleys.
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reservoir, opened in 1982, which is situated in the north of the NCA, surrounding the reservoir is a large area of afforested wood called the
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in the southeast and several military assets are placed here, both modern and ancient. The NCA is of lower elevation to the
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The region is drained through a measure of rivers flowing both to the west and to the east. The rivers
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is a major environmental factor within the 20th and 21st centuries, as the
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Border Moors & Forests
Ceremonial county
Northumberland
Cumbria
Country
England
Sovereign state
UK
England
NCA
England
North East
North West
Anglo-Scottish border
Northumberland National Park
Cheviot Hills
Afforestation
Kielder Forest
North Tyne
Rede
River Tyne
North Sea
River Lyne
Irthing
Solway Firth
Irish Sea
Kielder Water
Kielder Forest

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