Welcome to the Friends of Skipwith Common!
Skipwith Common National Nature Reserve is one of the last remaining areas of northern lowland heath in England. An incredible variety of plants and animals depend on the Common for their survival. The 265 hectares of open heath, ponds, mire, fen, reed-bed, woodland and scrub are an ancient landscape, with its roots in pre-history.
Today the Escrick Park Estate is the main landowner and manages the Common in partnership with Natural England to ensure that its wildlife survives into coming centuries.
The Friends of Skipwith Common aim to support Escrick Park Estate and Natural England in the management and conservation of this historic area. Through membership of the Friends, you can help to preserve this special and important habitat.
AGM
The Friends of Skipwith Common AGM will be held on Thursday 14 November at 7pm in Skipwith Village Hall. The AGM will be followed by a talk by Craig Ralston, Senior Reserve Manager, Natural England, Lower Derwent Valley and Skipwith Common National Nature Reserves. Craig will give a presentation on the two NNRs, how Natural England are focussing their work around them, their role in helping with nature recovery and their wider parish based nature recovery project
This free event is open to both Members and non-Members. If you would like to attend, please book a place on Eventbrite here.
