Nidd Gorge

Acquisition of 44.5 hectares of semi-natural ancient woodland to the north and south of the River Nidd, approximately 1 mile to the west of Knaresborough, in the steep sided well-wooded valley called ‘Nidd Gorge’. The River Nidd runs east west through the bottom of the gorge, dividing the Woodland Trust woodland into two almost equal parts of 24.8ha and 20.5ha. It is within the Nidd Gorge Project area, which was set up by Harrogate Borough Council and the Countryside Commission to conserve and manage the Nidd Gorge for both its ecological and recreational value. A steering group exists working as a. forum to discuss proposals for any work within the project area, which includes the Woodland Trust’s woodlands of Nidd Gorge and the adjacent, Bilton Beck and Rudding Bottoms.