This  site  consists of a network of cave systems and their catchment areas, with Ease Gill Caverns being the longest cave system in  Britain.
There are fourteen major sinkholes through which surface water enters the system, with water returning to the surface at Leck Beck Head.
The botanical interest of the site is due to the underlying Carboniferous Limestone, which appears above ground as features such as crags, limestone pavements, gorges and potholes.
The pasturing of animals, along with changes in the climate in the later Bronze Age, contributed to deforestation of the open fell sides and the development of hill peat deposits.
 The present landscape is dominated by long straight enclosure walls of late 18th or 19th century date.
This  site  consists of a network of cave systems and their catchment areas, with Ease Gill Caverns being the longest cave system in  Britain. There are fourteen major sinkholes through which surface water enters the system, with water returning to the surface at Leck Beck Head. The botanical interest of the site is due to the underlying Carboniferous Limestone, which appears above ground as features such as crags, limestone pavements, gorges and potholes. The pasturing of animals, along with changes in the climate in the later Bronze Age, contributed to deforestation of the open fell sides and the development of hill peat deposits.  The present landscape is dominated by long straight enclosure walls of late 18th or 19th century date.
Leck Fell