Links

Landscape
History
Flora & Fauna
Community
Miscellaneous
Tourism/Leisure

Landscape

Brimham Rocks

The British Geological Survey

Coldstones Quarry

Mining site with a feature on Coldstones Quarry, sited on Greenhow Hill above Pateley Bridge.

Countryside Access

The Countryside Agency

Containing a wide range of information on country matters including a brief piece on the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Beauty and the text of the 'State of the Countryside 2001' report.

English Nature

Custodians of the landscape in the widest sense. It is English Nature that is responsible for Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and all the sites are listed, described and mapped on this site.

Environment Agency

This site covers a wide range of environmental issues, with educational links and offering the facility, by keying in your post code, to find out about your own area. Try keying in HG3 5LE to obtain the data on Pateley Bridge.

How Stean Gorge

Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Ordnance Survey

Lots of information about mapping in Britain, including the facility to see and download historical maps of areas of interest.

Out of Oblivion

A Yorkshire Dales National Park explaining the development of the Dales Landscape.

Rockwatch

Fun site for youngsters interested in geology.

Stump Cross Caverns

Information about a fascinating cave system.

Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority

Yorkshire Geological Society

Information about the Society's business, programme of events and publications.

Yorkshire Water - Your Enjoyment!

Guides to walking, birdwatching and fishing on Yorkshire Water, including the Niderdale reservoirs. Excellent leaflet on the red kite in Yorkshire.

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History

The Brigantes Nation

British Association of Local History

The Catholic Forum

A site which features an index of saints. What do you know about St. Chad or St. Osyth?

The Churches Conservation Trust

The Cistercians in Yorkshire

A major resource on this subject, featuring Quick Time movies of some of the sites.

Domesday Book

Gives a detailed glossary of terms used in the Book and list of landowners, unfortunately specific place name links are not yet active.

Forts, Castles and Fortified Houses in the Yorkshire Dales

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden

The National Trusts official site.

The Historical Association

The History of Yorkshire

A wide ranging site about Yorkshire and the North-east

GENUKI Yorkshire

A treasure trove of information about Yorkshire, of particular interest to geneologists.

Imagine York Photographic Archive

Institue of Historical Research

A department of the University of London, the IHR website features a massive database of historical websites.

Lead Mining in the Yorkshire Dales

A comprehensive and well illustrated site covering the technical processes of lead mining and featuring detailed tours of several lead mining areas - including a tour of Nidderdale mines.

Leodis Photographic Archive

Medieval History

A vastly detailed site about the medieval period, using a timeline model.

The Modern Antiquarian

National Archive and Learning Curve

National Monument Record

Nidd Valley Light Railway

Nidderdale Museum, Pateley Bridge

North Yorkshire County Council Photographic Archive

Northumberland Rock art - Cup and Ring etc!

The Public Records Office

Ripley Castle

An absorbing place to visit, of interest for both the house and gardens.

The Unnetie Project

An image bank maintained by North Yorkshire County Council displaying life in the rural and urban communities of the area during the 19th and 20th centuries.

West Yorkshire Archaeological Service

Yorkshire Archaeological Society

Information about the Society's business, programme of events and publications, also featuring a comprehensive list of web links.

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Flora and Fauna

Knaresborough Wildlife

British Trust for Ornithology

Friends of the Earth

Garden Birds of North Yorkshire

Key in your postcode to see a list of common garden birds in your area.

Harrogate & District Naturalists' Society

North Yorkshire Bat Group

Royal Horticultural Society

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

RSPB Harrogate Group

RSPB Images

Woodland Trust

National organisation with sites in Nidderdale. Key in your post code to find a site near you.

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Community Sites

Arkendale

Bewerley Parish Council

Harrogate Community, Commercial,Internet

Ilkley More

Discover more about Ilkley

Harrogate Borough Council

Hartwith Parish Council

Follifoot

Knaresborough

Kirkby Malzeard

Nidderdale

Nidderdale High School and Community College

Nidderdale Plus

North Yorkshire County Council

Otley

Ripon Online

Skiptonweb

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Miscellaneous

Daelnet, the Internet Gateway for the Dales

Dalesman Online

Online version of Dalesman Magazine.

Nidderdale Today

Pateley Bridge and Nidderdale Herald

Tourism/Leisure

Dales Walks - Walks all over Yorkshire

Darley in Bloom

Harrogate Photographic Society

Holiday Accommodation and Pubs and Inns in Nidderdale

How Stean Gorge

Nidderdale Agricultural Show

Nidderdale Angling Club

Nidderdale Festival

North East Trout Fishing

Pateley Bridge Playhouse

The Royal Oak, Dacre Banks

Stump Cross Caverns

Summerbridge and Dacre Silver Prize Band

Wellington Inn, Darley

Yorke Arms, Ramsgill

Yorkshire Country Wines, Glasshouses

Yorkshire Dales Accommodation and Tourism

Yorkshire Dales - Lets Stay! Accommodation and Tourism

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