Pennines

British  

/ ˈpɛnaɪnz /

plural noun

1. Also called: the Pennine Chain. a system of hills in England, extending from the Cheviot Hills in the north to the River Trent in the south: forms the watershed for the main rivers of N England. Highest peak: Cross Fell, 893 m (2930 ft)

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Pennines

It said the initiative would focus on landscapes across Cornwall's coastal grasslands, dunes and heathland as well as grazing marshes and sea walls in Kent and the upland fringe landscape of the North Pennines.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Squeagle - a four-year-old female - is fitted with a tag which showed she had travelled through Northumberland, the Pennines and the Yorkshire Dales.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

Combining data from a number of wildlife organisations, the group said the endangered species, which "still clings on" across Cumbria, Northumberland and the North Pennines, could disappear within 25 years.

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

This is likely to cause disruption on routes across the Pennines and for Derbyshire and Cumbria.

From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026

But a little corner of her mind was sorrowing that her friend’s first flight was not being made through a still summer evening of golden light over the green Pennines.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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