Seatoller Wood and Sourmilk Gill

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Seatoller Wood and Sourmilk Gill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cumbria of 1.4 km². The county has 235 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. It lies inside the Lake District National Park. Buttermere Fells and Johnny Wood are among the SSSIs within 1.9 km.

Full name: Seatoller Wood, Sourmilk Gill & Seathwaite Graphite Mine

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