13-555: Gouthwaite Reservoir is in Nidderdale , North Yorkshire , England. It is one of many reservoirs in the area, others include Roundhill Reservoir and Angram Reservoir . Gouthwaite is a compensation reservoir for the River Nidd , i.e. it maintains the downstream flow of the river during periods of high and low rainfall. The reservoir was constructed between 1893 and 1901. The Elizabethan manor house of Gouthwaite White Hall,
26-600: A Royal Air Force Jet Provost aircraft crashed into the reservoir killing the pilot. His body and most of the aircraft were recovered in the following days. Gouthwaite Reservoir is a nature reserve and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). The reservoir is independently owned by the Gouthwaite Management Board, but they are advised by Yorkshire Water and the Environment Agency, who have created viewing areas for bird watchers on
39-675: Is also well served by DalesBus services". The nearest train station is at Harrogate. Highway access is via "A1(M) and the A61 to the east, and the A65, A59, M65 and M62 to the south". All Creatures Great and Small (2020 TV series) was filmed mostly in the Yorkshire Dales with many of the Dales scenes filmed in Wharfedale and Nidderdale. For example, the crossroads that are so important in
52-703: Is one of the Yorkshire Dales (although outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park) in North Yorkshire , England . It is the upper valley of the River Nidd , which flows east from its source, then south underground for 2 miles (3 km) and then south-east along the dale, forming several reservoirs including the Gouthwaite Reservoir , before turning east and eventually joining the River Ouse . The only town in
65-838: The North Eastern Railway opened the Nidd Valley Railway from Nidd Valley Junction near Harrogate to Pateley Bridge. Between 1907 and 1937 the Nidd Valley Light Railway served the dale above Pateley Bridge. The Pateley Bridge branch closed in 1964. Nidderdale is now served by the buses of Harrogate Bus Company . In 2020, the AONB Web site provided these specifics. The area can be reached by bus "from Harrogate to Pateley Bridge; The Transdev Harrogate & District number 24 service runs regularly from Harrogate to Pateley Bridge. Nidderdale
78-804: The AONB includes part of lower Wharfedale , the Washburn valley and part of lower Wensleydale , including Jervaulx Abbey and the side valleys west of the River Ure . The highest point in the Nidderdale AONB is Great Whernside , 704 metres above sea level, on the border with the Yorkshire Dales National Park . The AONB Web site provides directions for popular walks and offers information on canoeing and kayaking, caving, climbing, cycling, fishing and horse riding. Nidderdale
91-606: The Christmas episode are "on the roads above Pateley Bridge " in Nidderdale. [REDACTED] Media related to Nidderdale at Wikimedia Commons 54°05′12″N 1°45′28″W / 54.086688°N 1.757728°W / 54.086688; -1.757728 Darley, North Yorkshire Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
104-460: The ancient home of the Yorke family, was submerged beneath its waters. Gouthwaite Hall was rebuilt beside the reservoir with materials from the old hall, and is now a Grade II listed building . The Hall is known in theatre history for performances by travelling players hosted by John Yorke at Christmas 1609 and Candlemas 1610, which were denounced by a neighbour Stephen Proctor . On 1 June 1978,
117-567: The autumn and winter by goosanders and goldeneye accompanied by mallard , tufted duck and pochard . Whooper swans from Iceland frequently join them. Winter is also a good time for birds of prey with buzzards , red kites , hen harriers , merlins and kestrels being observed around the reservoir and the surrounding moorland. Ospreys and golden eagles are frequently observed on passage. [REDACTED] Media related to Gouthwaite Reservoir at Wikimedia Commons Nidderdale Nidderdale , historically also known as Netherdale ,
130-441: The dale is Pateley Bridge . Other settlements include Wath , Ramsgill , Lofthouse , and Middlesmoor above Pateley Bridge, and Bewerley , Glasshouses , Summerbridge , Dacre , Darley , Birstwith , Hampsthwaite and Kettlesing below Pateley. Nidderdale was designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1994. The AONB covers a much wider area than Nidderdale. In addition to Nidderdale itself (above Hampsthwaite),
143-476: The edge of the reservoir. Tree and shrub cover along the shoreline provides a habitat for small birds such as willow warbler and blackcap . Other records include woodland specialists like great spotted woodpecker and nuthatch . The green woodpecker has also been recorded. In winter, after the summer migrants have gone, the reservoir margins are good for fieldfares and redwings . On the reservoir itself, Canada geese are always present and are joined during
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#1732790590930156-631: The lower dale fell within Knaresborough Poor Law Union, later Knaresborough Rural Sanitary District and from 1894 Knaresborough Rural District, which merged in 1938 to become part of Nidderdale Rural District . From 1974 to 2023 the whole dale fell within the Borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire. A Nidderdale Omnibus started operating on 1 August 1849 and ran between Pateley Bridge and Ripley Station. In 1862
169-747: Was historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire , and in the Lower Division of Claro Wapentake . In the 19th century local government reforms most of the dale fell within the Pateley Bridge Poor Law Union , later the Pateley Bridge Rural Sanitary District and from 1894 Pateley Bridge Rural District. In 1937 the rural district was merged to become part of Ripon and Pateley Bridge Rural District . Hampsthwaite and Felliscliffe in
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