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Skipwith Common is an area of over 500 acres of lowland heath - one of the last remaining areas in the North of England. A nationally important nature reserve, it is managed by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, principally because of insect and birdlife.
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Dist:0.2km<br/>Good spot to rest.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>A platform designed to give a better viewpoint for wheelchair users.
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Dist:0.5km<br/>Remains of the wartime airfield.
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Dist:0.5km<br/>Former bomb bays from the wartime airfield can be seen on the right
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Dist:0.6km<br/>The common is currently England's newest National Nature Reserve, being declared in 2009.
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Dist:0.7km<br/>Birch woodland on the nature reserve
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Dist:0.7km<br/>The common is much used by walkers. It was declared a National Nature Reserve in 2009.
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Dist:0.7km<br/>The common is a lowland heath, the most northerly example of its type, with conifer and birch woods. There are several very shallow ponds. It was declared a National Nature Reserve in 2009
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