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Prior to that the site had been a Royal Air Force airfield, with a distinguished record during the war; a memorial has been erected in commemoration.<\/p>\n<p>A condition of the planning application (approved in 2001) was that the area would be restored to its pre-quarrying state and appropriately landscaped, with the objective of promoting nature conservation and biodiversity whilst also providing public access. The intention was to create a public amenity as \u201ccompensation\u201d for more than 70 years of industrial activity and disruption.<\/p>\n<p>Extraction finished in 2022 and the extraction company (Tarmac) complied fully with its obligations for restoration, both during quarrying and afterwards, to wonderful effect. Their design and landscaping work was carried out, in consultation with appropriate experts, resulting in a nature reserve which is now widely regarded as an outstanding success.<\/p>\n<p>In just a few years, the Reserve has developed rapidly and created valuable<br \/>conservation habitats whilst maintaining public access. This has been achieved by excellent design, planning and landscaping. Hundreds of trees have been planted and reed beds, wet grassland, parkland and wildflower meadows established to enhance wildlife habitats. These areas have also been designed to avoid disturbance which increases the nature conservation value in attracting\u201cat risk\u201d species.<\/p>\n<p>These important areas take time to establish which is why Tarmac carried out early habitat creation from 2007 onwards; they deserve great credit.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/lakes.seanallison.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lakey5-ac.jpg&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_divider show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; height_tablet=&#8221;40vw&#8221; height_phone=&#8221;112vw&#8221; height_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;About&#8221; 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_module_preset=&#8221;1f09816e-184e-4ce5-a4cf-b39c52c423ca&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Nanum Gothic||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#31522a&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||30px||false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;55px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Scorton Lakes Nature Reserve is host to many insects and plants and the bird life is an amazing success story:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Birds<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>At whatever time you choose to visit you will find birds of interest.<\/p>\n<p>In the <b>spring and summer<\/b> the site abounds with breeding birds including the iconic Avocet. The wooded and scrubland areas and the reed beds are alive with the songs of smaller birds, especially warblers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In <b>autumn and spring<\/b> there are passage migrants which rely on sites like this to feed up and sustain their migrations in an increasingly challenging world.<\/p>\n<p>In <b>winter<\/b> there are important assemblages of ducks, geese and swans along with large flocks of Lapwing and smaller groups of Golden Plover \u2013 species which are struggling in their breeding areas.<\/p>\n<p>And <b>all year round<\/b> there is the possibility of something extraordinary turning up \u2013 a Long-billed Dowitcher from the high arctic of Alaska or Siberia or a Cattle Egret, part of a slow northward spread of this bird.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Insects<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>But it is not only the birds that make this site special. It is a haven for insects in general and dragonflies and damselflies in particular. In fact so many species breed here that the site meets the British Dragonfly Society criterion as a site of local importance in North Yorkshire!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Mammals<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Badgers, Otters, Brown Hare, and Roe Deer can all be seen here.<\/p>\n<p>A special feature of the site is the large number of bat species which have been recorded.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Plants<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As well as the developing woodlands of native species of tree and shrub, many interesting plants have been seen, including Bee Orchid and Common Spotted Orchid<\/p>\n<p>Species counts increase year on year, and undoubtably the reserve will improve further as it matures.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;How You Can Help Prevent This Development&#8221; 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The B-Lines are a series of \u2018insect pathways\u2019 running through our countryside and towns, along which we are restoring and creating a series of wildflower-rich habitat stepping stones.<\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">They link existing wildlife areas together, creating a network, like a railway, that will weave across the British landscape. This will provide large areas of brand new habitat benefiting bees and butterflies\u2013 but also a host of other wildlife\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">For more info visit <strong><span style=\"color: #2b22aa;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buglife.org.uk\/\" style=\"color: #2b22aa;\">buglife.org.uk\u00a0 | \u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #2b22aa;\"><a href=\"mailto:info@buglife.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: #2b22aa;\">info@buglife.org.uk<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><span style=\"color: #2035a0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buglife.org.uk\/\" style=\"color: #2035a0;\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><span style=\"color: #25611d;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\">\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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Prior to that the site had been a Royal Air Force airfield, with a distinguished record during the war; a memorial has been erected in commemoration. 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