Our visit today is to the limestone pavement of the Southerscales Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Reserve, part of the Ingleborough NNR. We will park at The Old Hill Inn on the B6255. We have less than 100m of gradual climb to the limestone pavement and the walk is about 2 miles in total on relatively good paths. Once on the plateau the terrain is flat, but obviously very uneven with a need for extreme care to be taken as we explore the pavement flora. We will look for an array of limestone pavement specialities, and hope to find Dark Red Helleborine. We can hope for great views of the hills and valleys if the weather is on our side. There is no real shelter so dress with this in mind. In lieu of a parking fee we will have a drink at the Hill Inn before making our way to Ribblehead Quarry. Again it will be short easy walking and we hope to see Marsh Helleborine.
Leader: Julia Pearson
Minibus transport, depart, Unitarian Church 9.30am. Cost £8