Lower Grass Wood

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About this wood

Ancient woodland adorns this stretch of the River Wharfe valley less than a mile from Grassington. This linear mixed broadleaf site is an important part of one of the Yorkshire Dales National Park's largest ancient woodland areas. The wood has an open character, due to the loss of most elm trees, with a light canopy of sycamore, oak, ash and birch with occasional larch and beech. But Nature is plugging the gaps with dense patches of regenerating hawthorn, birch, beech and ash.

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The Management Plan for this site is currently being consulted on. All our management plans are periodically reviewed. A management plan review does not necessarily mean there will be any noticeable difference in our approach to management on site. If you wish to comment on the management plan then please do so by the deadline of 01/02/2011. You can submit your comments either via wopsmail@woodlandtrust.org.uk or by post to The Woodland Operations Department, The Woodland Trust, Kempton Way, Grantham, NG31 6LL. Please remember to quote the name of the woodland you are commenting on in your correspondence. You can read the management plan for this site by clicking on the “Management Plan link on the right.

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"Wonderful mixed woodland at all seasons."
Rachel Pask, 06 April 2009

Lower Grass Wood

Size:
8.54 ha (21.10 acres)
Near:
Grassington, North Yorkshire
Grid ref:
SE 985 650
OS map sheets:
  • OS Landranger 98
  • Outdoor Leisure 2
  • Explorer 2

NP, NP, PAWS

Features:

  • Parking nearby
  • Good views
  • Mainly broadleaved woodland
  • Special wildlife interest
  • Well worth a visit
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