Peat Moor

Downs, Moorland in Yorkshire Richmondshire

England

Peat Moor

Beck Crooks Ford This ford is found on Beck Crooks. — Beck Crooks Ford Credit: John Walton

Peat Moor is a picturesque and expansive moorland located in Yorkshire, England. Nestled within the beautiful Yorkshire Downs, it covers a vast area of rugged terrain and is renowned for its natural beauty and unique ecosystem.

The moorland is characterized by its rolling hills, heather-covered landscapes, and numerous peat bogs that have formed over thousands of years. These bogs are home to a variety of plant and animal species, including rare birds such as curlews and lapwings. The moorland also boasts a diverse range of flora, with species like cotton grass, bog myrtle, and bilberry thriving in the acidic soil.

Peat Moor is a popular destination for nature enthusiasts and hikers, who are drawn to its tranquility and stunning vistas. The area offers a network of walking trails and footpaths, allowing visitors to explore its vast expanse and discover hidden gems along the way. The moorland is also intersected by a few streams and rivers, adding to its enchanting charm.

Historically, Peat Moor has played a significant role in the local economy, particularly in the extraction of peat for fuel. However, in recent years, there has been a greater emphasis on conservation efforts to protect the delicate ecosystem and preserve the moorland's natural beauty.

Overall, Peat Moor in Yorkshire is a captivating destination that offers a unique opportunity to immerse oneself in the untamed beauty of the Yorkshire Downs and experience the tranquility of a truly remarkable moorland.

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Peat Moor Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 54.462379/-2.0573538 or Grid Reference NY9607. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Beck Crooks Ford

This ford is found on Beck Crooks.

John Walton

Tarnhow Hill

Although apparently a very minor eminence on the map, Tarnhow Hill seems quite prominent across the otherwise rather flat bit of moorland above Bleakhow Edge (itself a rather over-grandiose name for a short steep slope with a few sandstone boulders). There's a small crag or perhaps a quarry, which I would have guessed was formed in the Little Limestone, but BGS sheet 41 (Kirkby Stephen) shows it as Richmond Chert, a little above the limestone. It also shows Tarnhow Hill covered in drift with no actual bedrock showing, which is clearly not the case, so I withhold judgement on which bed is outcropping, as I suspect that the mappers, like myself today, may not have trekked over to the hill and examined it in detail. The drystone wall which crosses its shoulder, marks the post-1974 border between North Yorkshire and County Durham (prior to that, the boundary was along the River Tees, further north) and is also the frontier of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. A number of rights of way either change status to lesser rights, or terminate abruptly on that border, suggesting that within the Park (in 1949 it was all the North Riding) recording of existing paths was far more lax than outside on the definitive map. Given the time it took for the 1949 Act to result in these definitive maps, it is possible that the discrepancy lay between the post-1974 county authorities.

Andy Waddington

On Faggergill Moor

Heading for Cleasby Hill

Michael Graham

On Cleasby Hill

Near the top

Michael Graham

Estate road rising towards Leading Stead

Leading Stead is an ill-defined upland location named on OS maps as part of Arkengarthdale Moor - another of them! The estate road climbs only a short way up the slope which is on the south side of Arkengarthdale.

Trevor Littlewood

Moorland in Arkengarthdale

Grassy moorland on the north side of the valley road as seen from a location named on OS maps as White Hill. The distant feature is Cleasby Hill.

Trevor Littlewood

Beck Crooks Bridge over Arkle Beck

Neil Theasby

Beck Crooks Bridge

Neil Theasby

Ruined wall crossing rough grazing

The enclosed area of rough grazing is on the north side of Arkengarthdale. The view beyond is across the valley to a moorland high point at West Moor which rises to finally to Water Crag.

Trevor Littlewood

Arkle Beck from Dale Head New Bridge

Dale Head is connected to the Arkengarthdale road by a track which the public right of way (a footpath) only partially follows. The routes certainly coincide over the bridge, from where we found ourselves peering both upstream (as seen here) and downstream to see if this would be too high up the dale to put on to Arkle Beck for a paddling trip. It's a difficult judgement to make in August when even recent damp weather has not raised the beck to anything like the sort of wet winter levels one would need. I suspect that Whaw bridge would be a more sensible option.

Andy Waddington

The rabbit infested Limestone Hill

An outcrop of Great Limestone, formed in the Carboniferous Period 322 to 326 million years ago.

Matthew Hatton

Stone Flagged Bridge over Near Crook Sike

One of 3 flagged bridges over minor streams on this moorland.

Matthew Hatton

Shake Holes on Seavy Hill

Matthew Hatton

Sheep Fold below Baxton Knab

Matthew Hatton

Ruined sheep fold below Baxton Knab

Matthew Hatton

Nut Hole Shake

One of a series of enormous shake holes that run along the top of the Great Limestone and Main Chert off the Sandstones of Faggergill Moor. This shake hole was one of two that were explored by the miners of the Faggergill Mine Co. in the early part of the 20thC when lead was discovered.

Matthew Hatton