Thanks to funding from The Ernest Cook Trust national educational charity, our Green Mentor Rosie Russell-Cohen has been empowering young green influencers to make a real difference to their local area and, ultimately, the planet. Recently, she has been working... View Article
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We have seen many young people making an incredible difference to their communities and the environment through our youth programmes. But for too many young people, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, their voices are excluded and their power to make... View Article
Stories in Stone, our Ingleborough landscape programme, was completed in March, but it leaves a lasting impact on the landscape and communities of the Ingleborough area. Having delivered more than 170 different projects, the programme has enhanced a wide range of... View Article
Creating a new woodland … for the first time!
April 26, 2021
Planting trees is one of the best things you can do to fight climate change. They sequent carbon, provide a superb habitat for a variety of different flora and fauna, and will become amazing breathing spaces we can all enjoy. And... View Article
Helping our team to shine
April 12, 2021
Over the past two years, The Rank Foundation have supported what we do at YDMT, developing our capacity as an organisation and helping us to support the people, landscape and wildlife of the Yorkshire Dales through the Covid pandemic. Most... View Article
Why you should go peat free
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
Top tips for a healthy lunch break!
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
Skipton Step into Action
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
Transforming Cat Hole Barn
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
Tree planting with plastic guards – is there another way?
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