Skipwith Common
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Skipwith Common is a national nature reserve south of Skipwith, North Yorkshire, England. It is one of only three areas within the Vale of York that represent what the area was like before intensive agriculture took over. Natural England have described the reserve as having "international importance" on account of "its wet and dry heathland".
Skipwith Common National nature reserve/SSSI/SAC | |
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Location | Skipwith, North Yorkshire |
Nearest town | Selby |
OS grid | SE668362 |
Coordinates | 53.8277°N 0.9975°W / 53.8277; -0.9975[1] |
Area | 680 acres (274 hectares) |
Elevation | 30 feet (9 m) |
Designated | SSSI - 1958 SAC - 2004 NNR - 2010 |
Managed by | Escrick Park Estate Natural England |
Hiking trails | 3 |
Designation | National nature reserve Special area of conservation SSSI |
The site used to be common land, and has seen use in the Bronze Age, during the Early modern European period, when it was harvested for peat, and during the 20th century when it was partly incorporated into an airfield during the Second World War.
The site was given the designation of SSSI in 1958, SAC in 2004 and NNR in 2010.