November 13, 2023
A thriving woodland on a Yorkshire Dales farm is helping to demonstrate how planting trees and hedgerows can benefit farming, as well as creating vital habitats for wildlife and tackling climate change. Westfields Farm in Chapel-le-Dale has seen 2,000 new trees planted along a beck, as... View Article
May 24, 2023
Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust has led efforts to protect, restore and manage species rich wildflower meadows in the Yorkshire Dales since 2006. Meadows are crucial in addressing biodiversity loss and climate change, and can support more than 700 species of wild plants, and a rich... View Article
A new and enhanced grants programme was launched by Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust in June – enabling more people and groups to make a difference across their communties in the Yorkshire Dales and surrounding areas. The programme will build on YDMT’s previous grants... View Article
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
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
November 8, 2022
YDMT’s pilot Woodland Wellbeing project is bringing the wonders of the woods to young people who need it most. Connecting with nature provides many of the opportunities that young people need to develop life skills – confidence, self-esteem, self-understanding, building... 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
August 16, 2022
As the loss of our iconic ash trees transforms the Dales landscape, planting field trees is increasingly important to replace and extend lost tree cover. Ash is prevalent in woodlands across the Dales and a landmark in our fields, farms,... View Article
February 23, 2022
Grants awarded to young people through the Youth Environmental Action Fund have supported 33 grassroots environmental projects so far, with a new round of funding opening in February 2022. So far more than £25,600 has been awarded to help bring... View Article
November 3, 2021
Thanks to support from the European Outdoor Conservation Association, our Plastic Free Woodlands project has already made significant progress in removing redundant plastic tree guards from the Yorkshire Dales landscape, championing alternatives, and highlighting the issue of plastics in forestry... View Article
