These include rare and threatened species, such as nightjar, linnet, viviparous lizard and green tiger beetle.
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The flat ground on the top of the crags is mostly carpeted with heather.
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The legend was mentioned by Sir Walter Scott in the opening chapter of Ivanhoe: "Here haunted of yore the fabulous Dragon of Wantley".
Creswell Crags | Bannerdale Crags | Wharncliffe Viaduct | Wharncliffe Crags | James Stuart-Wortley, 1st Baron Wharncliffe |
Wharncliffe Crags, river Don valley landmark north of the village, associated with the legend of the Dragon of Wantley