March 7, 2025
One of our priorities at YDMT is to connect more people with the places we love in the Yorkshire Dales, Nidderdale and nearby areas. Our Youth Environment Forum does just that, by helping to tackle inequalities that make it hard for young... View Article
March 7, 2025
Our Countryside Worker Apprenticeship was one of six special apprenticeships “handpicked by experts” to mark the Coronation of The King, in recognition of their gold-standard green skills training. We were delighted to welcome a record cohort of new apprentices to the YDMT Rural... View Article
March 7, 2025
20 years ago, your tree dedications and donations supported the planting of 5,500 trees to create Pasture Wood, a new native wood overlooking the town of Grassington. The trees have grown to become a thriving young woodland, with stunning views across Wharfedale. Ongoing... View Article
March 7, 2025
Iconic house birds such as House Martins, House Sparrows, Starlings, and Swifts were once a common sight over UK towns and cities, but drastic declines in breeding populations mean they are now on the UK Red List and have been lost completely from many areas. Homes for... View Article
March 7, 2025
In December 2024, we celebrated the planting of the first trees grown from seed as part of our Seed to Sapling project. The two hazel saplings originated from seeds collected at Ivelet Wood, near Muker in Swaledale, where hazel trees have grown... View Article
People from the refugee community in Leeds had the chance to celebrate, perform and educate at Deer Shed Festival in July, supported by Leeds City of Sanctuary, through funding from YDMT. A group of 34 volunteers, many of whom have... View Article
December 4, 2024
A new strategic grants scheme has provided £140,000 in funding to three exciting programmes in the area this year. Grant giving has always been a key part of YDMT’s work. Since the launch of our new YDMT Grants scheme in July... View Article
December 4, 2024
This September YDMT celebrated 20 years of floodplain conservation through the Long Preston Floodplain Project, marking two decades of collaborative work to naturalise the river, restore wetland habitats and promote sustainable farming on the Ribble floodplain. Long Preston floodplain, an... View Article
September 19, 2024
YDMT’s People and the DALES project empowers people from underserved communities to spend time in the Dales and connect with nature. For the last 16 years we’ve been working with one of these groups, BIASAN, to support the refugee community... View Article
September 19, 2024
Getting jobs in the environment sector is not easy for young people. In 2021, we recruited our first YDMT Woodland Trainees to help address the shortage of young people coming into the forestry sector and to bring much-needed skills to... View Article
