Priest's Tarn - Izeria

Priest's Tarn is an upland lake on Grassington Moor, in North Yorkshire, England. The water from Priest's Tarn was historically used for hydraulic mining purposes during the lead industry on Grassington Moor. The flow of water largely exits the hill to the south-east into Grimwith Reservoir, which in turn feeds into the River Wharfe. Walkers have observed that the tarn is looking like it is drying up.

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Meugher

Meugher ( MOO-fər) is a hill in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It lies in remote country between Wharfedale and Nidderdale, in the parish of Stonebeck Down less than 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park but within the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Beauty. The hill has a conical peak topped by an Ordnance Survey triangulation pillar, and has been described as "perhaps the remotest and least inviting summit in the Yorkshire Dales". No public rights of way approach the summit, but since the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 it has been on open access land. It can be accessed by a shooting track from near Lofthouse, which now approaches within 430 metres (470 yards) of the summit, or from a public footpath a mile north west of the summit, leading from Middlesmoor to Conistone. Meugher is within the Nidderdale drainage area, with Meugher Dyke draining the southern flank, Back Stean Gill draining the eastern flank, and Cross Gill draining the western and northern flanks. The name was first recorded as Magare in 1120, and probably derives from the Old Norse mjór haugr, meaning "small hill".

Black Keld Catchment

Black Keld Catchment is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) within Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire, England. It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southeast of the village of Kettlewell, to the east of Wharfedale. This protected area includes major cave systems (Langcliffe Pot and Mossdale Caverns) and this protected area encompasses parts of Conistone Moor and Grassington Moor. This area is protected because of the unusual geology of the underground cave systems. Black Keld Catchment SSSI is adjacent to Upper Wharfedale SSSI, and so forms part of a wider area of nature protection.

Langcliffe Pot

Langcliffe Pot is a cave system on the slopes of Great Whernside in Upper Wharfedale, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) SSE of Kettlewell in North Yorkshire. It is part of the Black Keld Site of Special Scientific Interest where the "underground drainage system which feeds the stream resurgence at Black Keld is one of the largest and deepest in Britain, although only a small proportion of its cave passages are accessible at present." Mossdale Caverns is also part of the Black Keld SSSI. Although a considerable length of passage has been explored in Langcliffe Pot, the current end is over 170 metres (560 ft) above the resurgence, and over 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) in distance. A trip to the far end has been described as "one of the most serious undertakings in British caving".

Conistone Old Pasture

Conistone Old Pasture is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) within Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire, England. It is located 1.2 miles (2 km) north of the town of Grassington and it borders the village of Conistone. This area is protected because of the species rich calcareous grassland and the biological and geological importance of the limestone pavements within this protected area. The long-distance footpath called the Dales Way passes through this protected area. Conistone Old Pasture SSSI is adjacent to another protected area called Bastow Wood SSSI. A previously recognised Site of Special Scientific Interest here was called Conistone Old Pasture and Bastow Wood.