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
August 9, 2018
Earlier this year we awarded a Roger Stott Community Grant to Wensleydale Bike Club to help fund cycling away days in the school holidays. These days aim to help young people to explore the outdoors as well as supporting working families... View Article
April 27, 2018
Each spring we team up with local farmer Rodney Beresford to deliver a series of hands-on lambing days in the Yorkshire Dales for disadvantaged groups from across Yorkshire and Lancashire. The groups learn the ropes of hill sheep farming, helping... View Article
March 8, 2018
Gail smith our Green Futures Programme Manager, explains why there’s no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothing! Many of the young people taking part in our Green Futures programme lead difficult or challenging lives and being outdoors... View Article
January 11, 2018
Ellie Brown is Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust’s youngest Trustee. Here’s how she landed her role. Wildlife and the environment are two of my greatest passions, and it was my desire to have a positive impact on the health of this... View Article
May 30, 2017
An update from Anthea Hanson, our Schools Out education officer who is enjoying a busy time sharing the delights of the Inlgeborough area with local primary school groups: Schools Out has had a wonderful Spring, welcoming many of the younger... View Article
September 23, 2016
This September the small community of Malhamdale in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales opened their homes to a group of refugee and asylum seeking women and children for a weekend of fun and friendship.
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.
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.
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.
