Hay meadows on the Ouse floodplain north-west of the city centre, cut for hay in summer and flooded most winters. With Rawcliffe Ings they make up about 100 hectares and are a Site of Special Scientific Interest. York's first race meetings were held here until 1730. The riverside path and cycle route from the city centre run alongside.
Clifton Ings
Ancient flood meadows along the Ouse on York's northern edge, full of buttercups in summer and waders in winter
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No other English city has such large tracts of flood meadow woven into its fabric, and York has a greater network of ings than anywhere else in the UK.