Designated as one of the UK’s Natural Areas, much of the Brecks are designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest, holding over 65% of the UK population of Stone Curlews, almost 40% of the UK woodlark population, and 10% of UK breeding nightjars.
Steeped in history stretching back to the Stone Age, you can find a Neolithic Flint mine (the Brecks is the flint capital of the United Kingdom), and evidence of Medieval rabbit farming and 19th Century landed Estates can all be found in the landscape of the Brecks, amongst many more clues to human settlement throughout history.
After such a history of change to its landscape, the Brecks remains full of ecological and rich historical interest to this day.
