Rigg Moor Plantation

Rigg Moor Plantation is a forest in Brearton, Harrogate District, England. Rigg Moor Plantation is situated nearby to the hamlet Brearton, as well as near the locality Lambers.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Farnham Mires and St Oswald’s Church, Farnham.

Farnham Mires

Protected area

Farnham Mires is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, or SSSI, to the west of the village of Farnham, North Yorkshire, England. It consists of a spring-fed marshy fen or mire with reeds and sedge, and drier calcareous grassland containing a diverse range of flora.

St Oswald’s Church, Farnham

Church

Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Oswald's Church is the parish church of Farnham, North Yorkshire, a village in England. The church was originally built in the 12th century, from which period much of the chancel survives.

St Leonard’s Church, Burton Leonard

Church

Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Leonard's Church is the parish church of Burton Leonard, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The first church in Burton Leonard was constructed in 1242, and it was rebuilt in 1782.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Knaresborough and Bilton.

Knaresborough

Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Knaresborough is a picturesque market town in North Yorkshire. It's four miles east of Harrogate, and bounded to the west by the deep gorge of the River Nidd. In 2024 the population was 16,500.