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Peak District

noun

  1. a region of N central England, mainly in N Derbyshire at the S end of the Pennines: consists of moors in the north and a central limestone plateau; many caves. Highest point: 727 m (2088 ft)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Jo Broughton has not dipped even a toe in Tideswell Brook, in the heart of the Peak District National Park, since August.

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One birdwatcher, who spotted a short-eared owl above moorland in the Peak District only to see it shot out of the sky, agreed to speak to the BBC anonymously as he feared reprisals for reporting the killing to the police.

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Later in the season, conservation carpenters Jim Brearley-Ratcliffe, from the Peak District, and Graham Gillie will join them to restore historic buildings.

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On Saturday, a team of five volunteers and Peak District National Park rangers had to visit the site to remove the damage.

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Visitors to a Peak District beauty spot left behind graffiti tags which had to be cleaned.

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