March 7, 2025
Iconic house birds such as House Martins, House Sparrows, Starlings, and Swifts were once a common sight over UK towns and cities, but drastic declines in breeding populations mean they are now on the UK Red List and have been lost completely from many areas. Homes for... View Article
September 19, 2024
Our Big Day Out in the Yorkshire Dales this summer saw young people from across Bradford coming together to do something positive for the environment. The Big Day Out is part of our Green Routes project – aimed at empowering... 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
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
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 12, 2020
Drystone walls, barns, stepping stones, fountains, milestones … the Yorkshire Dales landscape has a special heritage that makes it one of the most unique in the world. Since 1996, we’ve helped to restore these iconic features to ensure future generations... View Article
September 19, 2019
Diversification is a hot topic in the world of agriculture and for one farm in the Yorkshire Dales has resulted in a radical shift in how the public can access their products. Home Farm, in Aysgarth, not only processes its... View Article
October 29, 2018
In September we welcomed ten new people onto our environmental apprenticeship scheme. They will spend the next two years learning on-the-job with a local organisation, study at college for a Level 2 Diploma, and get stuck into a variety of... View Article
February 15, 2012
The Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust is spearheading an innovative new project to promote and celebrate the incredible landscape of the Yorkshire Dales, and the fascinating subterranean world which lies beneath it. The Geo Dales project will create new trails around Settle, Upper Nidderdale... View Article
