Gait Barrows National Nature Reserve
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Overview
Gait Barrows NNR lies at the heart of the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and is one of Britain’s most important areas of limestone landscape. The star species on the reserve is the thriving population of lady’s-slipper orchid – the rarest of all British wildflowers. Once thought to be extinct in the UK, this special plant has been rediscovered and a national species recovery programme has been launched, including their reintroduction at Gait Barrows. The woodlands and wetlands also provide a home for large numbers of redwing and fieldfare arriving from Scandinavia in autumn to feed on the abundant yew berries. The restored reedbeds of Hawes Water Moss are also home to marsh harrier, bittern and reed bunting. Look out for small orange and brown Duke of Burgundy in May and the larger high brown fritillary butterflies in July and August in the woodland glades and clearings.
Location
Brackenthwaite Road, Yealand Redmayne, Yealand Storrs, LA5 9TE
About the area
Lancashire was at the centre of the British cotton industry in the 19th century, which lead to the urbanization of great tracts of the area. The cotton boom came and went, but the industrial profile remains.
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