South Pennine Moors

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South Pennine Moors is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in West Yorkshire of 209 km². The county has 33 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. Only one of the county's SSSIs is larger. It lies within the Peak District National Park.

Ilkley Station is under a kilometre away. Dark Peak and Withens Clough are among the SSSIs within 0.2 km.

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