Dove Stone has a range of habitat including moorland, internationally important and nationally scarce blanket bog as well as native deciduous woodland with trails around the estate's reservoirs.
Dove Stone supports a range of wildlife and is home to characteristic birds of the area such as Raven, Ring ouzel, Peregrine, Golden plover and Dunlin as well as a good range of woodland birds. And it’s not just birds. Dove Stone also has a significant population of Mountain hare and is one of the few places in the UK where you’re able to see this lovely animal outside of Scotland.