Limestone pavements were formed more than 300 million years ago in the Dinantian period, when the ice sheets scraped away soil, leaving limestone rock exposed.Over time, rainfall wore away the ...

Leave the car park in Malham and head towards the centre. Join the Pennine Way at the road bridge, turn right and follow the ...

Gait Barrows national nature reserve is considered to be one of Britain's most important limestone landscapes [BBC] Limestone pavements, and the unique plants and wildlife they provide a habitat ...

Limestone pavements, and the unique plants and wildlife they provide a habitat for, are under threat in north-west England, a new study has found. Lancaster University has repeated a study ...

F ifty years of change on iconic limestone pavements has revealed mixed fortunes for one of the most distinctive landscapes in the UK. The landscapes—which will be familiar to visitors to the ...

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Limestone pavements, and the unique plants and wildlife they provide a habitat for, are under threat in Lancashire, a new study has found. Lancaster University has repeated a study, which was ...

Anyone out winter walking in the Yorkshire dales will probably be familiar with the dramatic scenery of limestone pavements. Distinctive and beautiful, they can also be found elsewhere in Britain, as ...