Oxenber and Wharfe Woods

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Oxenber and Wharfe Woods is one of 230 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in North Yorkshire. The surrounding countryside is part of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Nearby SSSIs include Giggleswick Scar and Kinsey Cave, Swarth Moor and Austwick and Lawkland Mosses. For arrivals by rail, Horton-in-Ribblesdale Station is about 4 km to the north-east.

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