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Ash Fell Edge

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Ash Fell Edge is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cumbria, covering 0.08 km². The county has 235 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. It lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

The nearest railway station is Kirkby Stephen, about 3.1 km to the north-east. Other SSSIs nearby include Ash Fell, Scandal Beck and Stone Gill and Ewefell Mire.

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