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North York Moors National Park

North York Moors National Park is a National Park in the north of England. Its size is 554 sq. m. (1,436 sq. km), and it is the largest expanse of heather moorland in Britain. 83 % of the Park's area is in private ownership.

In the National Park area:

• North Yorkshire Moors Railway
• Cleveland Way National trail (long distance footpath)
• Lyke Wake Walk (long distance footpath)
• Forge Valley NNR National Nature Reserve
• Farndale LNR Local Nature Reserve
• Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Reserves: Ashberry Pastures, Bridestones, Ellerburn Bank, Fen Bog, Garbutt Wood, Hagg wood Marsh, Hayburn Wyke, Littlebeck.
• River Seven, River Dove, River Rye, River Seph, River Esk

National parks of England and Wales:

Current Parks: Brecon Beacons | The Broads | Dartmoor | Exmoor | Lake District | North York Moors | Northumberland | Peak District | Pembrokeshire Coast | Snowdonia | Yorkshire Dales

Proposed Parks: New Forest | South Downs

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