Yorkshire Wolds
Chalk upland region
The Yorkshire Wolds are a range of low chalk hills in northeastern England, stretching through the East Riding of Yorkshire and into North Yorkshire.
The landscape features rolling farmland, dry valleys, and scattered villages.
We walked the Yorkshire Wolds Way from Hessle to Filey.
- chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- market townSettlement with regular trading
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
- wildflowerUncultivated flowering plant
hiking trail · cycling route · arable land · barrows · farming · heritage trail · hedgerow · dry valley · medieval church · East Riding · dale · barley · wheat · Roman road · drystone · hill · archaeology · pasture
- YorkshireNorth Yorkshire, Yorkshire Dales, Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford
- European HillsCotswolds, Pennines, Tuscan hills
topography/terrain type
Yorkshire Woldsfenland
Marshy low-lying ground
flatlands · marshland · peat bogs · river deltas · river delta