New House Farm, Malham National Nature Reserve
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Overview
New House Farm NNR is a small working farm in the Yorkshire Dales near Malham. The hay meadows have a diverse array of flora, with a mix of sweet vernal-grass, wood crane’s-bill, ladies mantle, pignut, great burnet, yellow rattle and melancholy thistle. The limestone outcrops are home to alpine cinquefoil, hoary whitlow grass and orpine. The wildflowers support a wide range of insects which, in their turn, support bird and animal life typical of the traditional Yorkshire Dales landscape. The farm is managed traditionally, without the use of artificial fertilisers or herbicides. The livestock on the farm is restricted and only farmyard manure is used to fertilise the meadows. Hay making in late summer provides winter food for the livestock and also helps maintain the species-rich grassland. The best time to view the meadows is mid-June to early July from the public footpath which crosses the reserve.
About the area
North Yorkshire, with its two National Parks and two designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is England’s largest county and one of the most rural. This is prime walking country, from the heather-clad heights of the North York Moors to the limestone country that is so typical of the Yorkshire Dales – a place of contrasts and discoveries, of history and legend.
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