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
November 3, 2020
This November we’re handing over to the passionate young people who are involved in our youth programmes to hear what’s important to them about climate and the environment. Keep up with the latest on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter! Young people... View Article
August 21, 2020
Since the 2016 Paris Climate Agreement, ‘net zero carbon’ has become a goal for the UK. With its officially adopted target of 2050 to achieve this ambitious goal, we all need to be reducing our carbon footprint. North East Heating... View Article
August 14, 2020
We hosted our first ever Q and A on Twitter recently explaining our role in woodland creation and making sure we place the right tree in the right place. Our woodland officer Carol Douglas answered questions posed on our social... View Article
June 2, 2020
Our partner Cooper King Distillery has been making hand sanitiser to support the fight against Covid-19. It is very different from their primary business of distilling gin and whisky but meets the growing need for the product as we battle... View Article
