Where is Langdale Forest?

Langdale Forest is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

How do I get to Langdale Forest?

The nearest railway station is Newton Dale Halt, about 6.6 km away. Its coordinates are 54.3419°, -0.6157°.

Who owns Langdale Forest?

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Is Langdale Forest a protected site?

Yes — Langdale Forest is part of the North York Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Is Langdale Forest free to visit?

Yes, Langdale Forest is free to enter.

How do I get to Langdale Forest?

The nearest railway station is Newton Dale Halt, about 6.6 km away.

Battlefields & battle sites · Yorkshire & the Humber

Langdale Forest

In or near Broxa.

Free admission🐾 Dog-friendly

Langdale Forest in England Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Langdale Forest, battlefields & battle sites in Yorkshire & the Humber — Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2 h
Nearest railway station: Newton Dale Halt · 6.6 km

Free entry
Dog-friendly

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit Langdale Forest, the nearest railway station is Newton Dale Halt, which is 6.6 km away. Entry to the site is free.

Directions on Google Maps →

Langdale Forest is a registered historic battlefield in England Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Britain's battlefields range from the medieval clashes of the Wars of the Roses to the Civil War sieges and the 1745 Jacobite Rising at Culloden — most are open landscapes with interpretive trails and battle-monument markers.

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Protected designations

Site of Special Scientific Interest: North York Moors SSSI

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Langdale Forest is an area of primarily coniferous woodland at the southern end of the North York Moors National Park, in North Yorkshire, England. The forest covers an area of 2,993.8 hectares (7,398 acres) and includes May Moss, a peatland that is recognised by the IUCN. Some areas of coniferous plantations within the forest that have been felled in the 21st century, have been replaced with broad-leaved trees. Alongside neighbouring Dalby Forest, and nearby Cropton Forest, Langdale Forest forms part of the North Riding Forest Park.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

The forest lies 14 km north-west of Scarborough, and 16 km north-east of Pickering, located within the North York Moors National Park in North Yorkshire, England. In 2021, it consisted of 64% coniferous tree cover, 7% broad-leaf cover, 25% open land or scrubland, and the remaining 4% was land cover with felled trees. The forest is so named after the nearby village of Langdale End, and one of the prominent features of the forest, Langdale Rigg. Langdale itself is recorded as a name as far back as 1335, and means Long Valley. The land for the forest was acquired in 1934, and 1938, with the portion on the east bank of the River Derwent first, and the area on the west bank side around Broxa,…

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 54.3419, -0.6157
Established: 1934
Nearest railway station: Newton Dale Halt — 6.6 km

Sources

wikidata: Q123965258 (CC0)
wikipedia: Langdale Forest (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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