February 7, 2024
Over the last 12 months, Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust has supported 46 young people who face challenging circumstances as part of our Woodland Wellbeing programme. Taking part were four groups of young people from across Yorkshire, who face a range of difficulties... View Article
November 13, 2023
In July, our People and the DALES team welcomed mums from Bradford and our new Trustee Noreen Khan to the woods above Austwick Hall for a culinary competition by campfire – a curry cook-off in the woods! The women are part of NEESIE,... View Article
November 3, 2023
In September, we hosted our annual Youth Environment Summit, bringing together Youth Forum participants from over the years to take part in a variety of environmental experiences and challenges. Anthea Hanson, our Youth and Sustainability Officer, talks about this year’s... View Article
August 17, 2023
The River Ribble floodplain at Long Preston is home to seasonal wetlands that are rich with life and are nationally important for breeding wading birds. Over the last 21 months we’ve been collaborating with farmers and the Ribble Rivers Trust to restore more than 10... View Article
August 17, 2023
Our Seed to Sapling project is helping to ensure we have the right trees to plant here in the Dales by supporting communities in the Dales to grow new trees from local provenance seed. Community tree growing schemes in the Dales... View Article
August 16, 2023
The theme of Refugee Week 2023 was ‘Compassion’. Compassion is what drives Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust’s (YDMT) People and the DALES team. They bring people to the Yorkshire Dales to foster connections with communities who otherwise might not be able... 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
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
