Volunteering on the North York Moors

People who volunteer with the North York Moors National Park Authority, Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and North Yorkshire County Council joined forces this week to complete a ‘supertask’ to celebrate Volunteers Week 2010.

National Parks Week 2010

The wild open spaces of UK’s National Parks have long inspired artists, musicians and writers and this year’s National Parks Week (26 July to 1 August 2010 ) will celebrate some of these cultural heroes with an array of fun filled events.

Daffodil bus returns to Farndale

A popular shuttle bus offering a frequent service between Hutton-le-Hole and the picturesque valley of Farndale with its carpet of wild daffodils begins its five week run on Sunday 21 March. The Daffodil Bus – part of the North York Moors National Park Authority’s Moorsbus service – will run on Sundays from 21 March until [...]

‘Masters of Light’ – in the North York Moors

‘Masters of Light’, an exhibition by professional photographers Mike Kipling, John Devlin and Brian Jobson, begins a run of photographic exhibitions at Sutton Bank National Park Centre – all inspired by the diverse landscape of the North York Moors National Park.

Illuminated sheep slows traffic

Six solar-powered, vehicle-activated warning signs have been installed on two roads in the North York Moors National Park in a bid to cut the number of sheep road deaths. Last year, 239 sheep and lambs were killed on open moor roads in the North York Moors. The signs are being trialled on these main roads [...]

National Parks week starts Monday 27 July 2009

There’s good news anyone feeling the effects of the credit crunch this year – there’s probably a National Park within their reach with plenty of activities on offer for the summer holidays.

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