Bimble round Skipwith Common 22/07/12

[resnikov]

I'm going to go for a bimble round Skipwith common this Sunday 22/07/12 and wondering if anyone else is interested in going? Its just off the A19 between York and Selby.

I was planning to get there in the morning and have a wander, find some where nice to eat my lunch and then wander back. Hoping to see some wildlife and try and do some plant and tree identification.

If anyones is up for it let me know and we can arrange a time / place to meet. If not, no worries.

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=53.828661,-1.022737&ll=53.827015,-1.020849&spn=0.005503,0.013036&num=1&t=h&z=17 Google Map of Area

Little bit of information about Skipwith Common.

Common National Nature Reseve is one of the last remaining areas of northern lowland heath in England. An incredible variety of plants and animals depend on the Common for their survival. The 270 hectares of open heath, ponds, mire, fen, reed-bed,woodland and scrub are an ancient landscape, with its roots in pre-history.Today the Escrick Park Estate is the main landowner and manages the Common in partnership with Natural England to ensure that its wildlife survives into coming centuries. Much of the Vale of York was once lowland heath. Now only three areas survive - Skipwith Common, Strensall Common and Allerthorpe Common - the rest lost mainly to agriculture.
Skipwith Common is a National Nature Reserve and a Special Area of Conservation.

Some more links about the area:

http://friendsofskipwithcommon.org.uk/
http://www.yorkstories.co.uk/yorkshire_walks/skipwith_common.htm
http://www.escrick.com/nature/skipwith-common.html

 

[Chiseller]

Would have jumped at it, sadly north bound this weekend. Hav a Gud n shag :thumbup:

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[resnikov]

No worries, I'm sure I will be doing it again.

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[DaveBromley]

BUGGER i'd have done this but i'm in the lakes with the "family" and can't wriggle out

Dave

 

[resnikov]

Well as it was such a nice day on Sunday I didn't go on my own I took the family as well so didn't get much of chance to do what I wanted to there but still had a great time with the kids

If anyone else to suggest another date for this I'm up for it.