Orchids at Warton Crag S.S.S.I. by munki-boy

Warton Crag S.S.S.I

Warton Crag S.S.S.I has woodland and very small amounts of calcareous grassland and semi-open pavement. Non designated parts are the bracken/neutral grassland and wooded pavement.

The small calcareous grassland patches are rank and with low herb cover apart from small area around the Brothers stones. Grassland along the rides is mostly semi improved and not calcareous and is bracken dominated in many places despite some past treatment.

Most of the pavement is wooded but small areas in the west are semi-open but the best area in the NW where it is fenced has over 30% scrub cover and fails on this. A good patch of lily of valley occurs next to pavement.

Warton Crag S.S.S.I is in Arnside & Silverdale AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Created: 11  March  2021  Edited: 29  November  2023

Warton Crag SSSI Details

Type: SSSI

Warton Crag S.S.S.I

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Brett Gregory is an award-winning filmmaker based in Bolton whose production company, Serious Feather, is currently making a documentary about autism and poetry.

As a part of this production, Landscape Britain was asked to advise with regards to the location of specific areas of outstanding natural beauty throughout the region.

Visit www.seriousfeather.com for further information.

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