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
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 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
