SSSI
Hack fall wood is an SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest). This could be thought of as a misnomer as what it really means is that Hack fall wood is a “n…Read more ...
Botany
The following is a very quick stab at the botany of Hackfall. More will follow shortly. Hackfall could be described as a one sided gorge. It is North facing an…Read more ...
Geology
The farmland above Hackfall has a soil formed from glacial till. Under this is a bed of Lower Brimham Grit, a strong sandstone that forms an exposed edge in p…Read more ...
Tufa
Some of the springs that issue in Hackfall are very alkali and are saturated with calcite. Tufa has been, and still is being, deposited from these springs and…Read more ...
Birds
Regular visitors to Hackfall Wood may have noticed a bearded figure armed with stepladder and binoculars struggling around the wood in May or June checking ne…Read more ...
Moths
Hackfall has an interesting population of moths. Thanks to Charles Fletcher for the species list below and use of his copyright photograph. The picture above i…Read more ...