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Reserve Fully Reopened from 5th January 2025

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After recent flooding, High Batts has fully reopened from Sunday 5th January 2025. As snow melts there is the possibility of further flooding over the next few days, so members are asked to please exercise caution and leave the Reserve

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Reserve Partially Reopened from 2nd January 2025

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The Reserve has partially reopened from Thursday 2nd January 2025. The Pond Hide and the Riverside Hide are accessible, but beyond that High Batts is still closed as conditions are not safe. We may be able to extend the open

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Reserve Closed from 1st January 2025

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High Batts is closed from 1st January 2025 until further notice due to flooding. We’ll update the website when it reopens.

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Reserve Open February 2024

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On 2nd February 2024, the Reserve had dried out enough after recent floods for all the rides to be open again.

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Reserve Closed 23rd January 2024

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The south end of the Reserve has flooded, and High Batts is therefore closed until further notice. We’ll post again here on the website when it reopens.

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Reserve Reopening 16th November 2023

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The Reserve has reopened after the recent closure due to flooding.

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Reserve Closed Due to Flooding 14th November 2023

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The Reserve is closed due to flooding from today 14th November 2023. We’ll add a further post here when it reopens.

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Reserve Closure 21st October 2023

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Due to flooding and fallen trees, the Reserve is closed until further notice. We will update the website when it reopens.

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Recent Posts

  • Muck-In Morning 13th December 2025
  • Closure of Access Track 29th November 2025
  • Muck-In Morning 18th October 2025
  • Muck-In Morning 28th June 2025
  • Muck-In Morning 26th April 2025

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High Batts Nature Reserve is near North Stainley, north of Ripon, North Yorkshire. See the Access page for details.

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