The North York Moors is an upland area and national park in North Yorkshire, England. It contains the largest expanse of heather moorland in the United Kingdom.
North York Moors National Park sign near Great Ayton
Aerial photo of the North York Moors
Simplified geology of the North York Moors
A cross section of the geology of the North York Moors
Moorland or moor is a type of habitat found in upland areas in temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands and the biomes of montane grasslands and shrublands, characterised by low-growing vegetati
North York Moors
…The cyclists in the 2018 and 2019 Tour de Yorkshire passed through a section of the North York Moors. The North York Moors consist of a moorland plateau, dissected by a number of deep dales or valleys containing cultivated land or woodland. The largest dale is Eskdale, the valley of the River…
Extensive moorland in the Desert of Wales
Heather moorland on the North York Moors mainly consisting of Calluna vulgaris
Dartmoor in winter covered in snow. Several tors top the sparsely vegetated hills.