Long Ashes

Wood, Forest in Yorkshire Craven

England

Long Ashes

Grassington features [4] The River Wharfe, looking upstream from Grassington Bridge which carries Station Road, B6265.
Grassington is a small market town, receiving its charter in 1282. The town is located in Wharfedale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, some 7½ miles north of Skipton. Lead mining brought prosperity to the town in the 18th and 19th centuries. The town now attracts many tourists, especially walkers, with some excellent routes on the surrounding fells. — Grassington features [4] Credit: Michael Dibb

Long Ashes is a picturesque village located in Yorkshire, England. Situated amidst a lush wood and forest area, it offers a serene and tranquil environment for residents and visitors alike. The village is known for its breathtaking natural beauty, with towering ash trees lining the streets and providing a calming shade during the warm summer months.

The wood and forest surrounding Long Ashes offer ample opportunities for outdoor activities. Hiking trails wind through the dense foliage, allowing nature enthusiasts to explore the area and immerse themselves in its stunning surroundings. The diverse wildlife inhabiting the wood and forest further enhances the experience, with sightings of deer, squirrels, and a variety of bird species being common.

Long Ashes is also home to a close-knit community that takes pride in preserving its natural heritage. The village boasts charming cottages and houses, many of which have been standing for centuries, adding to the area's unique historical character.

In addition to its natural beauty, Long Ashes offers a range of amenities to cater to the needs of residents and visitors. These include quaint local shops, cozy cafes, and traditional pubs, where one can relax and enjoy the warm hospitality of the villagers.

Whether it is for a leisurely stroll through the wood, a family picnic amidst nature, or simply to escape the hustle and bustle of city life, Long Ashes in Yorkshire promises a rejuvenating experience in the lap of nature.

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Grassington features [4]

The River Wharfe, looking upstream from Grassington Bridge which carries Station Road, B6265. Grassington is a small market town, receiving its charter in 1282. The town is located in Wharfedale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, some 7½ miles north of Skipton. Lead mining brought prosperity to the town in the 18th and 19th centuries. The town now attracts many tourists, especially walkers, with some excellent routes on the surrounding fells.

Michael Dibb

Height Laithe

The public bridleway passes through a gate (on which the photographer is leaning) and heads off along the line of the wall towards the left of the view. A public footpath joins the bridleway over a stile just the far side of the stone barn, which, however, drops one directly in front of the cattle taking shelter from the bitter wind behind the ruins of a further wall. Since this seemed gratuitously confrontational (and though the cattle seemed laid back, the dog had it in mind to change that situation) we had skirted to the right of the barn to join the bridleway by the muddy tracks over the shoulder of the hillside on the right on the view, which seemed to make everyone's life more relaxed.

Andy Waddington

Looking to the settlement above Cow Close Wood

The immediate foreground is a path leading vaguely from the public bridleway above Height Laithe towards Height House. The hill beyond is marked with two antiquities, a "Settlement" and a "Hut circle and enclosure". Presumably these are different stages of development of a prehistoric community on the limestone hilltop where there is plenty of stone for building, a good view, and good soil suitable for farming. The more modern farm buildings, having less need for defence, perhaps, favour a more sheltered location below the hill, though today they find themselves on the windward side in a gusty and bitter breeze.

Andy Waddington

Limestone boulders on Malham Moor

Just west of the bridleway from Height Laithe towards Mastiles Lane, just after crossing Malham Moor Lane, a vague track diverges to loop back and rejoin the right of way. From a geographer's point of view, its main benefit is in reaching a position which is assuredly inside the same square as the view to the west over the higher parts of the moor.

Andy Waddington

Limestone Knoll on Malham Moor

The public bridleway from Malham Moor Lane towards Mastiles Lane passes to the west of this limestone knoll which has a marked antiquity on the map, a "Homestead", smaller than a "Settlement" and perilously close to the edge of Threshfield Quarry, which is just over the horizon on the right of the photograph and has removed a huge chunk of the reef knoll. Further away, the cloud is just enveloping the top of Great Whernside beyond Wharfedale in the increasingly bitter westerly wind.

Andy Waddington