Sunset over Winskill Stones in the Yorkshire Dales National Park
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Sunset over Winskill Stones in the Yorkshire Dales National Park
Perched above the villages of Langcliffe and Stainforth sits a hidden gem in the Yorkshire Dales, which is renowned for its breathtaking scenery. Winskill Stones is a nature reserve of limestone pavement and limestone pasture, spread out over an area of 74 acres. The unspoilt landscape, which offers dramatic views to the Yorkshire Three Peaks of Whernside, Ingleborough and Pen-y-ghent, is owned by the conservation charity Plantlife. With the help of a public appeal, Plantlife bought Winskill to stop the extraction of rock from its limestone pavement, and to allow its varied flora to thrive.
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