March 30, 2021
Peatlands are hugely important wetland ecosystems which provide a habitat for a range of unique plants and animals specially adapted to the waterlogged, acidic conditions. They also sequester large amounts of carbon in the form of peat, help to mitigate... View Article
March 22, 2021
Want to know how to have a more healthy lunch break? A combination of COVID restrictions and what has seemed like a very long, cold winter has meant many of us have been spending a lot more time indoors. But... View Article
February 26, 2021
Our Coronavirus Community Fund has helped more than 35 organisations and groups across the Dales continue to provide vital services during the pandemic. Since it was launched at the beginning of May, close to £56,500 has been awarded to groups... View Article
February 10, 2021
Cat Hole Barn is just one of the 10 iconic barns we have helped to restore recently – and doesn’t it look great? Through our Stories in Stone scheme, funded largely by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, we worked with specialist... View Article
December 3, 2020
50 million trees must be planted each year to counteract Britain’s contribution to climate change. Trees often need protecting from grazing animals or harsh weather conditions to become established. However, the worry is that 1.5 billion plastic tubes will end up... View Article
November 25, 2020
In November, we invited the young people involved in our Green Futures project to take over our social media channels and blog, to talk about what’s important to them about climate and the environment. In the face of a challenging... View Article
November 19, 2020
Melanie Shears is completing an Environmental Conservation apprenticeship through YDMT. Her placement is hosted by Cumbria Wildlife Trust, where she works as the Get Cumbria Buzzing Project Officer. She is also one of our Young Ambassadors. We caught up with... View Article
November 16, 2020
Giving young people the opportunity to experience the outdoors is something we are passionate about at YDMT. We work with the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority on their Young Rangers programme to provide regular practical conservation activities for groups of young... View Article
November 12, 2020
Drystone walls, barns, stepping stones, fountains, milestones … the Yorkshire Dales landscape has a special heritage that makes it one of the most unique in the world. Since 1996, we’ve helped to restore these iconic features to ensure future generations... View Article
November 9, 2020
Back in Autumn, our Young Ambassador Rosemary Kelly swapped Cumbria for Deep Springs College in California to live, study and labour on a small cattle ranch / university that teaches Hobbesian philosophy and horsemanship. Her new home is a two-hour... View Article
