Tackling climate change and restoring nature are the biggest challenges facing the Yorkshire Dales today. Nature can be a real answer to all of those. We caught up with our Chief Executive David Sharrod to reflect on YDMT’s impact and his hopes... View Article
February 20, 2023
In 2021 we recruited our first woodland trainee at Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust to help address the shortage of young people coming into the forestry sector. Now we’re helping new trainee Chloe follow her dream of becoming an arborist. As part... View Article
December 6, 2022
We talked to Timetastic CEO Gary Bury about how becoming a B Corp certified organisation has had an impact right across their business, and how a partnership with Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust supports their commitment… Q. What is the B Corp movement? The B... View Article
By Rosie Russell-Cohen – Youth and Communities Officer at YDMT and co-ordinates our Green Influencer project As climate change and other world events threaten our environment and wellbeing, it is more important than ever that young people get their voices heard.... View Article
Two field barns which helped make the Dales landscape world famous have been restored with the support of the family of the late All Creatures Great and Small author, Alf Wight. Alf, better known by his pen name ‘James Herriot’,... View Article
May 25, 2022
Wildflower-rich hay meadows contribute so much to wildlife and our landscape. Teeming with life, these priority habitats are important for farming, support extraordinary biodiversity and absorb carbon. With more than 97% of our meadows already lost, our actions count more than ever to help save these incredible ecosystems for future... View Article
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
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
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
