A steep, wooded valley, with outcrops of millstone grit at the top. The rocky Oak Beck flows in the valley floor. Predominantly deciduous woodland with a diverse range of shade loving plants and bryophytes.
This and the adjacent verge of Broad Dubb Road on Sandwith Moor support species-rich heathland with scattered scrub and mire which are good for wildflowers and insects.
A young broadleaf woodland recently established as a nature reserve. There is a small pond in the south east corner of the wood.
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