Birkett Hill and High Out Wood

Cumbria, United Kingdom

Birkett Hill and High Out Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) within North Pennines National Landscape in Cumbria, England. It is located 2km southeast of the town of Kirkby Stephen close to Ewbank Scar and includes an ancient woodland (High Out Wood) and a patch of grassland north of Ladthwaite Beck and a patch of grassland on the south of Ladthwaite Beck (Birkett Hill). This site is protected because of the species richness of the limestone grassland and because of the ancient woodland present.

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