Site Information for Ladybower(UKA00171)

Ladybower Information

The monitoring station is located within a self-contained, air conditioned housing located in the Peak District National Park approximately 800 metres to the south west of Ladybower reservoir. The nearest road is for access to the nearby farm buildings only, and is approximately 20 metres from the station. The surrounding area is mainly open moor land with the nearest trees occurring within a distance of several hundred metres.

UK-AIR ID: UKA00171

EU Site ID: GB0037R

Altitude (metres): 420

Environment Type: Rural Background

PM2.5 Targets This site is used in the assessment of the Annual Mean Concentration Target (AMCT) under the Environmental Target (Fine Particulate Matter) (England) Regulations 2023, subject to meeting the inclusion criteria on an annual basis. It is not used in the assessment of the Population Exposure Reduction Target (PERT). To find out more about how measurements are used to calculate progress towards the targets and which sites have met the inclusion criteria in different years, please see the PM2.5 target calculation page.

Site Location

Environment Type: Rural Background

Site Address: Ladybower

Government Region: East Midlands

Easting/Northing: 416585, 389645

Latitude/Longitude: 53.403370, -1.752006


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Partners

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Operator Networks
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Acid Gas and Aerosol Network
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology National Ammonia Monitoring Network
Bureau Veritas Automatic Rural Monitoring Network
National Physical Laboratory UK Black Carbon Network

Pollutants measured at this monitoring site

The pollutants measured at this monitoring site, grouped by network, are shown below. Use the links below to quickly jump to a specific network.

Acid Gas and Aerosol Network

Pollutant Start Date End Date Inlet Height (m)
Gaseous hydrochloric acid 02/02/2006 11/01/2016 1.5

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Automatic Rural Monitoring Network

Pollutant Start Date End Date Inlet Height (m) Hourly PM Measurement method
Ozone 15/07/1988 - 4.0
Nitric oxide 27/10/1988 - 4.0
Nitrogen dioxide 27/10/1988 - 4.0
Nitrogen oxides as nitrogen dioxide 27/10/1988 - 4.0
Sulphur dioxide 07/08/1988 - 4.0
PM10 particulate matter (Hourly measured) 13/06/2024 - Not available
PM2.5 particulate matter (Hourly measured) 13/06/2024 - Not available
Modelled Wind Direction 01/08/2010 - Not available
Modelled Wind Speed 01/08/2010 - Not available
Modelled Temperature 01/08/2010 - Not available

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UK Black Carbon Network

Pollutant Start Date End Date Inlet Height (m)
Black Carbon (880nm) 13/06/2024 - Not available
UV Particulate Matter (UV-BC) 13/06/2024 - Not available
Infra Red Particulate matter (950nm) 13/06/2024 - Not available
Red Particulate matter (660nm) 13/06/2024 - Not available
Yellow Particulate matter (590nm) 13/06/2024 - Not available
Green Particulate matter (520nm) 13/06/2024 - Not available
Blue Particulate matter (470nm) 13/06/2024 - Not available
UV Particulate Matter (370nm) 13/06/2024 - Not available

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Networks measured at this monitoring site

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Automatic Urban and Rural Monitoring Network (AURN) Automatic Urban and Rural Monitoring Network (AURN) About network Latest pollution summary
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Black Carbon Black Carbon About network Data Selector
UKEAP: Acid Gases & Aerosol Network UKEAP: Acid Gases & Aerosol Network About network CEH Website (External website)
Data Selector
UKEAP: National Ammonia Monitoring Network UKEAP: National Ammonia Monitoring Network About network CEH Website (External website)
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