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
Local History around Warton Crag S.S.S.I
There are some historic monuments around including:
Warton Crag small multivallate hillfortCappleside Hall medieval lordly residence 600m north east of Beetham HouseStone circle on Summerhouse HillBadger Hole, Warton CragMoated site and fishponds E of Upp Hall Farm.Round cairn on Summerhouse HillRound cairn 230m east of Manor FarmArnside TowerDog Holes CaveBeetham Hall (curtain wall and uninhabited portion)Warton Old RectoryHazelslack Tower.
