This peaceful woodland nature reserve is complete with a fresh lake and dramatic cliffs rising from the treetops. From 1,001 feet (305 m) above sea level on the cliff top, the reserve tumbles 492 feet (150 m) to Lake Gormire. Above the cliff, you'll find bilberry and heather moorland. Below, you'll find a predominately birch, oak and holly woodland with lichens, mosses and ferns thriving, as well as flowers such as fleabane, ragged robin and common spotted orchid.

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August 10, 2024

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The public footpath down to the nature reserve from the Cleveland Way (at the location on OS maps marked as "Great Relief Pot") is reasonably steep, but can be very …

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1. View from Sutton Bank – Gormire Lake loop from Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe

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03:12

280m

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2. View from Sutton Bank – Gormire Lake loop from Boltby

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3. Gormire Lake – View from Sutton Bank loop from Cold Kirby

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360m

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Location: Sutton-Under-Whitestonecliffe, Hambleton, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire And The Humber, England, United Kingdom

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Gormire Lake and Garbutt Wood Nature Reserve

1. View from Sutton Bank – Gormire Lake loop from Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe

2. View from Sutton Bank – Gormire Lake loop from Boltby

3. Gormire Lake – View from Sutton Bank loop from Cold Kirby

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