Plover Hill
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Plover Hill is an area of moorland
north of Pen-y-ghent
in the Yorkshire Dales
, England
and connected to it by an unbroken area of high ground. Whilst the area is now on Access Land the main right of way footpaths come directly from the north off Foxup Road and directly from the south from the Pen-y-ghent summit.
Moorland
Moorland or moor is a type of habitat, in the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome, found in upland areas, characterised by low-growing vegetation on acidic soils and heavy fog...
north of Pen-y-ghent
Pen-y-ghent
Pen-y-ghent is a fell in the Yorkshire Dales. It is one of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, the other two being Ingleborough and Whernside. It lies some 3 km east of Horton in Ribblesdale...
in the Yorkshire Dales
Yorkshire Dales
The Yorkshire Dales is the name given to an upland area in Northern England.The area lies within the historic county boundaries of Yorkshire, though it spans the ceremonial counties of North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Cumbria...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and connected to it by an unbroken area of high ground. Whilst the area is now on Access Land the main right of way footpaths come directly from the north off Foxup Road and directly from the south from the Pen-y-ghent summit.