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
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
February 10, 2016
TV's Larry Lamb joined Sarah our Hay Time Officer to visit meadows at Bell Sykes Farm - where you can be entirely surrounded by one of the rarest habitats in England. See us on Discovering Britain More4 Wednesday 10th February.
How are hay meadows restored and why? The experts explain how, and our friends at Bentham Primary School tell us why hay meadows are so important.
September 12, 2013
Last weekend a team of volunteers from Dales Holiday Cottages donned their boots and donated their time (even the birthday girl Caroline!) to help us with the important task of restoring wildflower hay meadows in the Dales and the Forest... View Article
June 18, 2013
We’re back home today after taking our little piece of the Yorkshire Dales to Birmingham NEC for BBC Gardener’s World Live last week. What a week! On Tuesday, before the show opened to the public, our Hay Time garden –... View Article
April 22, 2013
Last Wednesday YDMT, with the help of TV presenter and Garden Designer Chris Myers, launched the Hay Time appeal in a bid to save one of the most iconic and threatened habitats in Britain – wildflower hay meadows. You may... View Article
