Teaching skills on the hills
October 14, 2015
People and the DALES' Hill Skills training weekends help to give community groups the skills and confidence to enjoy the countryside safely and independently in the future.
Tag Archive: Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust
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.
People and the DALES turns 10!
July 29, 2015
People and the DALES gives children and adults from disadvantaged backgrounds the chance to experience the Yorkshire Dales. Over the last 10 years 7,000 people have benefited from a life-changing day out in the countryside. Each one has their own story to tell.
Volunteers help keep meadows blooming
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
Hay Time a hit at Gardener’s World Live!
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
The Dales…from above
June 3, 2013
A blog by Gail, YDMT Community Worker “Working out and about with groups on our People and the DALES project gives me plenty of opportunities to explore parts of the beautiful Yorkshire Dales. Getting up hill and down dale is... View Article
170 miles for meadows!
May 15, 2013
In three weeks (and counting!) one brave YDMT trustee is taking to his bike for the epic 170-mile Way of the Roses cycle ride, to raise money for our Hay Time appeal. Team YDMT will be headed up by... View Article
Chris Myers supports our campaign to save hay meadows
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
Down on t’farm!
April 3, 2013
The outreach and educational work we do in the Dales means we have met children who don’t know what a potato is or have never seen a real cow or sheep. Shocking, but sadly it’s not that unusual. That’s one... View Article
50,000 thank you’s to YDMT supporters
February 11, 2013
YDMT has reached a significant milestone. We recruited our 50,000th supporter! When we realised this, we decided to look back to find our very first supporter, who it turns out is still giving to us today. Our ‘number one’... View Article
