Arkengarthdale Gunnerside and Reeth Moors
- Arkengarthdale Gunnerside and Reeth Moors
Infobox SSSI
name=Arkengarthdale Gunnerside and Reeth Moors
aos=North Yorkshire
interest=Biological
gridref=NY935070, SD970990
area=convert|7634.72|ha|acre|abbr=on
notifydate=June 1998
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Arkengarthdale Gunnerside and Reeth Moors (gbmapping|NY935070 and gbmappingsmall|SD970990) is a convert|7634.72|ha|acre biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in the Yorkshire Dales between Arkengarthdale and Swaledale. The SSSI was first notified in June 1998 and is due to the blanket bog, heather moorland, and breeding bird populations such as Merlin and Golden Plover.
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