India, Aug. 13 -- Over 1,000 hectares of nationally rare upland habitats have been secured for nature through the creation of England's new Stiperstones Landscape National Nature Reserve. The expanded reserve is more than 3 times the area of the original Stiperstones reserve. It brings together 6 partner organisations to safeguard precious heathland, ancient woodland, bogs and acidic grasslands on the edge of the English Welsh border.

The declaration creates one of England's most significant upland conservation areas, covering 1,562 hectares of diverse landscapes shaped by unique geology. The reserve combines existing safeguarded sites with over 1,100 hectares of additional partner-managed land, forming a unified sanctuary for threatened...