New members are needed for a group that provides guidance and advice on ways to improve and manage public access and opportunities for open-air recreation in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. There are currently eight vacancies on the independent Yorkshire Dales Access Forum and application … [Read more...]
Aysgill Force path repaired thanks to RAF
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August 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Volunteers from the RAF have been helping restore a path near Hawes, in Upper Wensleydale damaged by resent bad weather. The 10 civilians and Ministry of Defence personnel, all from RAF Linton-on-Ouse, near York, spent the day working with Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority staff to … [Read more...]
Chance to win by giving feedback
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August 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Visitors who walk the Three Peaks in the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being asked to help shape future conservation plans. A survey has been launched to try to identify why and how people come to the area and what problems they find as they hike up and down Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and … [Read more...]
Swaledale path protected from erosion
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June 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A Swaledale path, at Healaugh, has been protected from erosion thanks to local volunteers. Members of the Ragged Robin Conservation Group of volunteers used 30 tonnes of stone to build a 40-metre-long wall to protect the coast-to-coast path. The work was done in conjunction with the … [Read more...]
New bridge for Conistone Moor
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May 21, 2011 By 1 Comment
Walkers, cyclists and horse riders can use a new bridge on Conistone Moor in Wharfedale thanks to a partnership between the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA), the Kettelshiel Estate and other local businesses. For years, progress along the bridleway has come to a halt at Mossdale … [Read more...]
