Snaizeholme

Snaizeholme
Snaizeholme Beck, looking southwards up the valley
Floor elevation878 feet (267.7 m)[1]
Length3 miles (4.8 km) North/south
Area1,390 acres (561 ha)
Geology
TypeGlacial
Geography
CountryEngland
State/ProvinceYorkshire and the Humber
Coordinates54°15′43″N 2°16′08″W / 54.262°N 2.269°W / 54.262; -2.269
RiverSnaizeholme Beck

Snaizeholme is a small side valley of Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park (YDNP), North Yorkshire, England. The valley is noted for its red squirrel reserve, the only place within the North Yorkshire part of the Yorkshire Dales National Park where red squirrels are known to live, and a tree re-wilding project.

Along with Ribblehead further to the west, the upper slopes of Snaizeholme are known to be one of the wettest places within the YDNP. Rainfall on Snaizeholme Fell (at 1,900 feet (579 m) is a mean average of 77 inches (1,957 mm) per year.

  1. ^ "27047 - Snaizeholme Beck at Low Houses". nrfa.ceh.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2023. Catchment Info tab