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. The group met at Sutton Bank National Park Centre and spent the morning removing conifer brash (typically branches, needles … [Read more...] about Volunteering on the North York Moors
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Skyline used at Whinlatter Forest
A brand new arrival is giving foresters a very big lift on the Forestry Commission estate at Whinlatter Forest in north Cumbria. It's a Skyline cable crane which is being used to clear an area of woodland at Hobcarton as part of the Forestry Commission's work to improve the country's Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). The machine is designed to extract … [Read more...] about Skyline used at Whinlatter Forest