The village of Arnside on the Kent estuary, with Arnside Knott behind

Arnside and Silverdale is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England, on the border between Lancashire and Cumbria, adjoining Morecambe Bay. One of the smallest AONBs, It covers 29 square miles (75 km²) between the Kent Estuary, the River Keer and the A6 road. It was designated in 1972. Arnside, grid reference SD457784 is a village in Cumbria, England, situated on the border with Lancashire. ... The River Kent is a short river in the county of Cumbria in England. ... Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is a United Kingdom. ... Lancashire is a county and duchy palatine in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Cumbria is a county in the North West region of England. ... Morecambe Bay at low tide from Hest Bank, looking towards Grange-over-Sands. ... The River Kent is a short river in the county of Cumbria in England. ... This article is about the A6 road in England. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

The area is characterised by low hills of carboniferous limestone, including Arnside Knott (159 m) and Warton Crag (163 m), interspersed with grassland. Much of the area is covered by deciduous woodland, in which ash, oak and hazel predominate. The coastal areas contain large areas of saltmarsh, although these are under threat from the shifting channel of the Kent Estuary. [1] Carboniferous Limestone is a type of limestone rock. ... Deciduous means temporary or tending to fall off (deriving from the Latin word decidere, to fall off). ... Wiktionary has related dictionary definitions, such as: ash // Ash may refer to: Sciences The unburnable solid remains of a fire Volcanic ash, rocky powder material ejected from a volcano Fly ash, a coal combustion product Ash (analytical chemistry), one of the components in the proximate analysis of biological materials, consisting... Species See List of Quercus species The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus, and some related genera, notably Cyclobalanopsis and Lithocarpus. ... This article is about the tree; for other meanings of hazel, see Hazel (disambiguation). ... Atlantic coastal salt marsh in Connecticut, USA. WEED - Marine Park, Salt marsh Nature Center in Brooklyn, NY GRASS - Marine Park, Salt marsh Nature Center in Brooklyn, NY The panoramic view of Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Center in Brooklyn, NY Walkway for people. ... The River Kent is a short river in the county of Cumbria in England. ...

The Leighton Moss nature reserve, owned by the RSPB, is the largest area of reedbeds in North West England, and is an important habitat for birds. The bittern, one of the resident species, has been adopted as the logo of the AONB. In addition there are 15 SSSIs in the area; one of these, Gait Barrows National Nature Reserve, is home to some rare species of butterfly including the High Brown Fritillary. RSPB Leighton Moss is a nature reserve in Lancashire, England, in the care of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. ... The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is Europes largest wildlife conservation charity. ... A reedbed in summer Reedbeds are basically ’temporary’ habitats. ... † see also: Heron The bitterns are members of the heron family Ardeidae. ... A Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. ... National Nature Reserve is a United Kingdom government conservation designation for a nature reserve of national significance. ... Families Superfamily Hesperioidea: Hesperiidae Superfamily Papilionoidea: Papilionidae Pieridae Nymphalidae Lycaenidae Riodinidae A butterfly is an insect of the Order Lepidoptera, and belongs to one of the superfamilies Hesperioidea (the skippers) or Papilionoidea (all other butterflies). ... Binomial name Argynnis adippe Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 The High Brown Fritillary (Argynnis adippe) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. ...

Arnside and Silverdale are the main villages in the area. Other settlements include Warton, Yealand Redmayne, Beetham and Storth. Arnside, grid reference SD457784 is a village in Cumbria, England, situated on the border with Lancashire. ... Silverdale is a small village in Lancashire, near to the border with Cumbria. ... Yealand Redmayne is a village in the English county of Lancashire. ... Beetham, Grid reference SD484796 is a village in Cumbria, England, situated on the border with Lancashire. ...

References

• Official website
• Arnside Online