List of local nature reserves in North Yorkshire

This is a list of local nature reserves (LNR) in North Yorkshire. The list accounts for the post-1974 area of North Yorkshire, and includes the local authority areas of Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland as well as the City of York. As such, it includes areas in places such as Harrogate, that prior to 1974, were in the historic county of the West Riding of Yorkshire.[1]

Local nature reserves (LNRs) are designated by local authorities under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949. The local authority must have a legal control over the site, by owning or leasing it or having an agreement with the owner. LNRs are sites which have a special local interest either biologically or geologically, and local authorities have a duty to care for them. They can apply local bye-laws to manage and protect LNRs.[2][3] As of May 2018, North Yorkshire has 18 designated local nature reserves.[4]

Sites

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Site Photograph Area Location Declaring authority Coordinates Description Ref
Acomb Wood and Meadow 4.32 acres (1.75 ha) Acomb York City Council 53°56′14.0″N 1°07′59.0″W / 53.937222°N 1.133056°W / 53.937222; -1.133056 Site was designated in March 2007. [5]
Ballowfield 2.3 acres (0.93 hectares) Carperby Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority 54°18′18.5″N 2°01′28.5″W / 54.305139°N 2.024583°W / 54.305139; -2.024583 The site is noted for its Spring Sandwort population (Metallophytes) which are in abundance on former lead workings, especially at Ballowfield, but quite rare across Britain. [6]
Barlow Common 90 acres (36.6 hectares) Barlow North Yorkshire Council 53°45′04.9″N 1°02′38.2″W / 53.751361°N 1.043944°W / 53.751361; -1.043944 The site was used as a spoil and ballast tip by the railways until 1983. A lake was created as part of the remediation of the site and Selby District Council took over running the site in 1986 (the site is now run by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust). It was declared a LNR in 2002. [7][8][9]
Birk Crag 27 acres (11 ha) Harrogate North Yorkshire Council 53°59′12.3″N 1°34′43.3″W / 53.986750°N 1.578694°W / 53.986750; -1.578694 Birk Crag is 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south west of Harrogate and is one of only two places in Britain that has a resident population of the endangered click beetle. The site was designated as an LNR in January 1993. [10][11]
Cleatop Park 35.8 acres (14.47 hectares) Settle Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority 54°02′41.5″N 2°16′37.6″W / 54.044861°N 2.277111°W / 54.044861; -2.277111 Just over 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Settle, the reserve was designated in June 2006. [12][13]
Clifton Backies 45.9 acres (18.58 hectares) York York City Council 53°58′44.8″N 1°05′31.2″W / 53.979111°N 1.092000°W / 53.979111; -1.092000 Largely sited on a former RAF Clifton airfield, the site was designated in 2002. [14]
Farndale Local Nature Reserve 157 hectares (388 acres) Farndale, Ryedale North York Moors National Park Authority 54°21′32.1″N 0°58′18.8″W / 54.358917°N 0.971889°W / 54.358917; -0.971889 Farndale was designated as an LNR in 1955 [15]
Foxglove Covert 100 acres (40 ha) Catterick Garrison, Richmondshire North Yorkshire Council 54°22′05.7″N 1°45′15.0″W / 54.368250°N 1.754167°W / 54.368250; -1.754167 Opened in 1992, visitors need to go through the Garrison security to access the reserve. Site was the first LNR on Ministry of Defence land and the first LNR in Richmondshire. [16]
Freeholders Wood and Riddings Field 31 acres (13 ha) Aysgarth Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority 54°17′44.6″N 1°58′48.7″W / 54.295722°N 1.980194°W / 54.295722; -1.980194 Is located on the northern side of the River Ure east of Aysgarth. The woodlands are hundreds of years old. [17]
Hell Wath 21.9 acres (8.88 hectares) Ripon North Yorkshire Council 54°07′45.2″N 1°32′18.7″W / 54.129222°N 1.538528°W / 54.129222; -1.538528 Designated in 1993, Hell Wath is a nature reserve to the west of the city of Ripon and alongside the River Skell. [18]
Hob Moor 89 acres (36 hectares) York York City Council 53°56′48.7″N 1°06′47.4″W / 53.946861°N 1.113167°W / 53.946861; -1.113167 Designated in 2003, Hob Moor is one of the Strays of York; and ancient common just south west of the city centre of York. The moor has cattle grazing upon it and has not been improved or had fertiliser spread over it in its history. [19]
Hookstone Wood 18.7 acres (7.56 hectares) Harrogate North Yorkshire Council 53°58′50.2″N 1°30′57.6″W / 53.980611°N 1.516000°W / 53.980611; -1.516000 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east of Harrogate town centre, Hookstone Wood is an important woodland site for damselflies and dragonflies. The site was designated in 1993. [20]
Langcliffe and Attermire 50 acres (20 ha) Langcliffe Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority 54°04′41.9″N 2°14′48.4″W / 54.078306°N 2.246778°W / 54.078306; -2.246778 Declared in 2004, the reserve is noted for its stone and the grasses and flowers that grow in and around them. [21]
Nosterfield 60 acres (24 ha)[note 1][22] West Tanfield North Yorkshire Council 54°12′42.3″N 1°34′34.3″W / 54.211750°N 1.576194°W / 54.211750; -1.576194 Nosterfield is a former sand and gravel quarry north east of West Tanfield and just west of Thornborough Henges. It was declared in June 2006 and is run by the Lower Ure Conservation Trust (LUCT). The first Bittern recorded in North Yorkshire was at Nosterfield. [23][24][25]
Quarry Moor 23 acres (9.2 hectares) Ripon North Yorkshire Council 54°07′11.5″N 1°31′40.5″W / 54.119861°N 1.527917°W / 54.119861; -1.527917 The site was donated to the city in 1945 and designated as an LNR in January 2001. It is of national significance because of its magnesian limestone bedrock which allows diverse plants to grow. The site is owned and operated by Ripon City Council. [26][27]
St Nicholas Fields 24 acres (9.7 ha) York City of York Council 53°57′27.0″N 1°03′43.1″W / 53.957500°N 1.061972°W / 53.957500; -1.061972 Opened in 2004, St Nicholas Fields was previously the landfill site for the City of York. It stopped receiving waste in 1974 and during the 1980s was subject to a clean-up campaign. It was awarded LNR status in 2004 [28][29]
The Dell 14 acres (5.5 hectares) Eastfield, Scarborough North Yorkshire Council 54°15′36.9″N 0°25′39.7″W / 54.260250°N 0.427694°W / 54.260250; -0.427694 Designated in October 2012, The Dell is an urban fringe that has been adorned with chainsaw sculptures. [30]

Notes

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  1. ^ The site is proposed to extend to 250 acres (100 ha) when adjacent quarry workings become exhausted.

References

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  1. ^ Chrystal, Paul (2017). The Place Names of Yorkshire; Cities, Towns, Villages, Rivers and Dales, some Pubs too, in Praise of Yorkshire Ales (1 ed.). Catrine: Stenlake. p. 100. ISBN 9781840337532.
  2. ^ "Protected or designated areas". Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Natural England. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Local nature reserves: setting up and management". Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Natural England. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Designated sites view North Yorkshire". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Acomb Wood and Meadow LNR". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Legacy of the mines still marks Dales landscape". The Yorkshire Post. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Barlow Common nature reserve | Selby District Council". www.selby.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Barlow Common Nature Reserve Yorkshire Wildlife Trust | Love Yorkshire, Love Wildlife". www.ywt.org.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  9. ^ "A History of Barlow, West Riding of Yorkshire" (PDF). victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk. p. 2. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  10. ^ Cryer, Clare. "Birk Crag, Harrogate". www.harrogate.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Birk Crag LNR". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  12. ^ Moore, Lindsey (20 December 2014). "Volunteers help to improve important wood near Settle". Craven Herald. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Cleatop Park LNR". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  14. ^ "Park rangers who put nature in the city". York Press. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  15. ^ "NYMNPA Local Nature Reserve - data.gov.uk". data.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  16. ^ Brayshay, Chris (26 June 2013). "Covert operation". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  17. ^ "Freeholders Wood | Explore woods | The Woodland Trust". woodlandtrust.org.uk. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  18. ^ "Hell Wath LNR". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  19. ^ Titley, Chris (10 May 2003). "Hob Moor the merrier". York Press. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  20. ^ "Hookstone Wood LNR". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  21. ^ "Langcliffe and Attermire LNR". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  22. ^ White, Andrew (15 May 2018). "Wildlife conservation expansion at Nosterfield nature reserve". Darlington and Stockton Times. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  23. ^ "Quarries help embattled species | Mineral and Waste Planning". www.mineralandwasteplanning.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  24. ^ "LUCT". luct.org.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  25. ^ "Nosterfield LNR". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  26. ^ "Quarry Moor". riponcity.gov.uk. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  27. ^ "Quarry Moor LNR". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  28. ^ "Rubbish tip to local nature reserve". bbc.co.uk. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  29. ^ Worsman, Charlotte. "St Nicholas Fields Local Nature Reserve". www.york.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  30. ^ "Nature reserve statusfor Eastfield 'gem'". The Scarborough News. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
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