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East Nidderdale Moors

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East Nidderdale Moors is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in North Yorkshire of 108 km². It is one of 230 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. Only two of the county's SSSIs are larger. The surrounding countryside is part of Nidderdale National Landscape and the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Other SSSIs nearby include Upper Nidderdale and Gouthwaite Reservoir. The closest station is Harrogate, about 15.2 km to the south-east.

Full name: East Nidderdale Moors (Flamstone Pin - High Ruckles)

More places to visit near East Nidderdale Moors

Photo of the Yorkshire Dales, a National Park in England.Iconic

Yorkshire Dales

You’re inside itNational Park near Gayle

Limestone country of dry-stone walls, field barns, waterfalls and the Three Peaks.

Photo of Nidderdale, a National Landscape in North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Nidderdale

You’re inside itNational Landscape near Pateley Bridge

A quiet Yorkshire dale of reservoirs, gritstone rocks and wooded gorges, next door to the Dales but with room to breathe

Photo of Druid's Temple, a folly near Masham in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Druid's Temple

Folly near Masham

A Georgian squire's private Stonehenge, built in woodland above Masham to give local men work — a full stone circle with altar, avenue and a sealed inner chamber.

0.3 km NE

Photo of Brimham Rocks, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Pateley Bridge in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, northern England.Iconic

Brimham Rocks

SSSI near Pateley Bridge

Wind-carved gritstone tors scattered across a Nidderdale moor.

1.7 km SE

Photo of Scar House Reservoir, a reservoir near Middlesmoor in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Scar House Reservoir

Reservoir near Middlesmoor

A remote stone-dammed reservoir at the head of Nidderdale, ringed by open moor and a starting point for walks onto Great Whernside.

1.8 km W

Photo of Middleham Castle, a ruined castle near Leyburn, North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Middleham Castle

Castle near Leyburn

Richard III's ruined Wensleydale stronghold.

2.4 km N