Skipton Wood (Skipton)

United Kingdom / England / Skipton

Skipton Wood (also known as Skipton Castle Wood, Castle Wood or Springs Wood) is a wood following the valley of Eller Beck to the north of Skipton behind Skipton Castle. The wood is owned by Skipton Castle but has been leased to the Woodland Trust.

Animals which can be seen in the wood include badgers, roe deer, kingfishers, spotted flycatchers, sparrowhawks, spotted and green woodpeckers, as well as Natterer's, noctule, pipistrelle, brown long-eared and Daubenton's bats.
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Coordinates:   53°58'7"N   2°0'45"W
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