Arkle Beck
A path through a wood by a stream
Arkle Beck near Whaw
Location
CountryEngland
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationArkengarthdale
Mouth 
  location
River Swale

Arkle Beck is the stream running through the valley of Arkengarthdale in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It is a tributary of the River Swale,[1] which it joins just past Reeth at Grinton Bridge.[2] The beck itself has several tributaries which include:[3]

  • Great Punchard Gill joins the beck just north of Whaw
  • William Gill drains a substantial area of West Moor into Beck Crooks, which is the first tributary after Arkle Beck's source
  • Annaside Beck joins just below Beck Crooks
  • Roe Beck joins at Shepherd's Lodge just above Great Puchard Gill

In 1986, a section of the meadow alongside Arkle Beck at Whaw was designated as a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).[4]

References

  1. "Arkengarthdale". Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  2. "Fremington Edge, Hurst & Arkle Beck" (PDF). HM Walks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  3. Ordnance Survey 1:12000 mapping, 2023
  4. "Arkle Beck Meadows, Whaw" (PDF). SSSI Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.

54°22′57″N 1°56′05″W / 54.3824°N 1.9347°W / 54.3824; -1.9347


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