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Forge Valley is a national nature reserve in North Yorkshire, England, located within the North York Moors National Park on the East Ayton / Hackness road. The valley follows the route of the River Derwent and was formed by melting ice water at the end of the last ice age. The NNR at Forge Valley covers over 63 hectares (160 acres).

The area is now covered with woodlands which are thought to be 6,000 years old. Forge Valley takes its name from the fact that charcoal was produced in these woods, for use in iron forges. There was a foundry to the north of the valley in 1798.

Forge Valley is managed by Raincliffe Woods Community Enterprise CIC.

See also

• Forge Valley railway station

References

1. "Nature Reserves - Hansard". hansard.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
2. "Forge Valley Woods National Nature Reserve". northyorkmoors.org.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
3. Rhea, Nicholas (1985). Portrait of the North York Moors. R. Hale. ISBN 9780709022763.

External links

• Forge Valley Geological trail
• A journey with fortification - a walk through Forge Valley's wood

v t e National nature reserves in Yorkshire and the Humber
East Riding of Yorkshire	Lower Derwent Valley Spurn
North Yorkshire	Duncombe Park Forge Valley Woods Ingleborough Ling Gill Malham Tarn New House Farm, Malham Scoska Wood Skipwith Common
South Yorkshire	Humberhead Peatlands
Notes	1: Site has no public access

54°16′12″N 0°29′23″W / 54.269914°N 0.489654°W / 54.269914; -0.489654

• Sites of Special Scientific Interest in North Yorkshire
• Valleys of the North York Moors
• River Derwent, Yorkshire