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Yorkshire And The Humber

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Hambleton

Sutton-Under-Whitestonecliffe

Gormire Lake and Garbutt Wood Nature Reserve

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Hambleton

Sutton-Under-Whitestonecliffe

Gormire Lake and Garbutt Wood Nature Reserve

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Gormire Lake and Garbutt Wood Nature Reserve

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Location: Sutton-Under-Whitestonecliffe, Hambleton, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire And The Humber, England, United Kingdom

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Dan Hobson

November 26, 2018

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This peaceful woodland nature reserve is complete with a fresh lake and dramatic cliffs rising from the treetops. From 1,001 feet (305 m) above sea level on the cliff top, the reserve tumbles 492 feet (150 m) to Lake Gormire. Above the cliff, you'll find bilberry and heather moorland. Below, you'll find a predominately birch, oak and holly woodland with lichens, mosses and ferns thriving, as well as flowers such as fleabane, ragged robin and common spotted orchid.

RichD

August 10, 2024

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The public footpath down to the nature reserve from the Cleveland Way (at the location on OS maps marked as "Great Relief Pot") is reasonably steep, but can be very …

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Location: Sutton-Under-Whitestonecliffe, Hambleton, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire And The Humber, England, United Kingdom

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