# Forge Valley

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Nature reserve in North Yorkshire, England

Not to be confused with [Valley Forge](/source/Valley_Forge).

River Derwent in Forge Valley

**Forge Valley** is a [national nature reserve](/source/National_nature_reserve_(United_Kingdom)) in [North Yorkshire](/source/North_Yorkshire), England, located within the [North York Moors National Park](/source/North_York_Moors_National_Park) on the [East Ayton](/source/East_Ayton) / [Hackness](/source/Hackness) road. The valley follows the route of the [River Derwent](/source/River_Derwent%2C_Yorkshire) 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).[1]

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.[2] There was a foundry to the north of the valley in 1798.[3]

Forge Valley is managed by [Raincliffe Woods](/source/Raincliffe_Woods) Community Enterprise CIC.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## See also

- [Forge Valley railway station](/source/Forge_Valley_railway_station)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Nature Reserves - Hansard"](https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/1988-02-08/debates/b09658c7-e607-49df-baf3-1cf87fc8de2a/NatureReserves). *hansard.parliament.uk*. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Forge Valley Woods National Nature Reserve"](https://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/visiting/see-and-do/attractions/forge-valley). *northyorkmoors.org.uk*. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Rhea, Nicholas (1985). *Portrait of the North York Moors*. R. Hale. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780709022763](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780709022763).

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Forge Valley](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Forge_Valley).

- [Forge Valley Geological trail](https://web.archive.org/web/20120327092745/http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/Images/forge_valley_geology_trail_tcm6-20853.pdf)

- [A journey with fortification - a walk through Forge Valley's wood](http://www.scarborougheveningnews.co.uk/news/a_journey_with_fortification_a_walk_through_forge_valley_s_wood_1_1419089) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110508025845/http://www.scarborougheveningnews.co.uk/news/a_journey_with_fortification_a_walk_through_forge_valley_s_wood_1_1419089) 8 May 2011 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

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 Gill1 Malham Tarn New House Farm, Malham Scoska Wood Skipwith Common South Yorkshire Humberhead Peatlands West Yorkshire Bradford Pennine Gateway 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](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Forge_Valley&params=54.269914_N_0.489654_W_)

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