We are very pleased to announce that Scorton Lakes has been registered by North Yorkshire Council as an Asset of Community Value.
Scorton Parish Council said the reserve, created in 2022, had become “a tranquil place, recognised for its valuable nature and wildlife habitats as well as for its public amenity value”.
It said the nature reserve was created in line with a Section 106 order agreed as a precondition of the quarry’s planning permission.
“This agreement provides for the restoration and ongoing maintenance of the asset as a nature reserve with public access,” the ACV application stated.
“It is important that this continues to be the guiding principle by which the area is managed into the future.”
It added that the former quarry now supported “a mosaic of habitats” for wildlife, including many red list endangered species, becoming “a sanctuary for nature”.