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Key objectives
At Geltsdale RSPB Nature Reserve
Innovative and effective upland management
Blanket bog – management and restoration
Hen Harriers
Breeding waders – on moorland and farm
Black grouse
Biodiversity and pasture woodland
Female hen harrier – a key species for conservation
Improving Bio-diversity
• Increased cattle grazing• Later cut hay• Creating structural diversity in vegetation• Increases in flowering plants, butterflies
and other insects• Woodland on a large scale• Demonstration use