Geltsdale

Geltsdale

Geltsdale House
Geltsdale
Geltsdale shown within Cumbria
OS grid reference NY569536
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BRAMPTON
Postcode district CA8
Dialling code 01228
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament

Geltsdale is a hamlet in Cumbria, England, to the southeast of Castle Carrock.

Scenery

The Geltsdale Reservoir railway ran in the vicinity.

The local landscapes are under several levels of protection. Two of the protected areas cover a large area:

Geltsdale & Glendue Fells Site of Special Scientific Interest has an area of 8,059 ha,[2] and is one of the SSSIs which underlie the SPA.

Geltsdale RSPB reserve is a 5,000 ha nature reserve within the SSSI. It mainly moorland and is managed by the Royal Society for Protection of Birds for upland birds such as black grouse and hen harrier.[3]

References

  1. "Natura 2000 form" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee.
  2. "Site details: Geltsdale & Glendue Fells SSSI". Natural England.
  3. DORLING KINDERSLEY (1 April 2009). RSPB Where To Go Wild in Britain. Dorling Kindersley Limited. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-4053-3512-6. Retrieved 19 July 2012.


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