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River Seph

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and as such has limestone, gritstone, mudstone and siltstone as its bedrock. During dry summers, the waters disappear into the bedrock and the river becomes totally subterranean. The sides of Bilsdale where the Seph meanders, are lined with ancient Oak trees and the
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It was known to be a good trout stream in the late 19th/early 20th centuries, and various agencies came together in 2015 to improve fish passages on the watercourse to allow the migration of trout from the River Rye.
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in 2017 to protect the land and study the wildlife along the upper reaches of the River Rye. This will include the Seph and will look at some of the native species which make use of the watercourse such as the
413:. The river from source to where it meets the River Rye at Seph Mouth, is 13 miles (21 km) long. Historically, parts of the river were the delineating boundaries between ancient parishes. 432:
which have been the subject of various programmes to eradicate them. The river has also benefitted from a government grant to help fish navigation and a reduction in pollution.
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found in shallow water in lakes, ponds, canals, slow rivers. . .It can reach heights of up to ten feet in height with a thickness of nearly an inch at its base. . . "
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Bilsdale is narrow and densely wooded at the head of the valley, but further down becomes wider and the water meanders before it joins the Rye.
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Bilsdale is a remote valley populated mainly with hamlets as opposed to villages and towns. From the source of the Seph downstream, these are;
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where the waters of the Bilsdale and Raisdale Becks meet, though some of the sources start on
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The river flows across the south western edge of the
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The river has suffered with invasive species such as
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River Seph is located in North Yorkshire
Chop Gate
54°23′10″N 1°08′27″W / 54.386121°N 1.140853°W / 54.386121; -1.140853
Mouth
54°17′28″N 1°08′46″W / 54.291175°N 1.146138°W / 54.291175; -1.146138
River Rye
River Derwent
North Yorkshire
Bilsdale
Hawnby
Roger de Mowbray
Schoenoplectus lacustris
medieval period
sedges and rushes
Chop Gate
Bilsdale
Old Norse
sef
etymology
River Severn
River Seven
Rosedale
North York Moors
Chop Gate
Urra Moor
Himalayan balsam
Japanese Knotweed
North York Moors
North York Moors National Park Authority

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