A new competition, being run by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA), aims to capture your images of the National Park right through to November 2012. Amateur and professional photographers are being invited to enter their favourite snapshots of the Yorkshire Dales National Park in a fantastic, free competition. Pictures can be submitted in any of four … [Read more...] about Competition: Get snapping in the Yorkshire Dales
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Three chicks for Yorkshire falcons
Peregrine falcons nesting in the Yorkshire Dales National Park have produced three young. Staff and volunteers from the RSPB and the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) who run a special free peregrine watch viewpoint at the Cove have been waiting patiently for a chance to find out how many youngsters were in the nest. [pullquote]The chicks are really fluffy … [Read more...] about Three chicks for Yorkshire falcons
Money trees
Money really does grow on trees in Cumbria - just ask any visitor to the woods surrounding Aira Force in the Lake District. The money tree, or wish tree, is studded with hundreds of coins of all values and currencies. Visitors to the area, near Ullswater, in northern England have turned a toppled tree into a coin shrine near to the famous waterfall. The tree trunk … [Read more...] about Money trees
Find out more about nature
Visitors to the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being urged to start nature spotting and get involved in a national drive to increase awareness of their natural surroundings. A project run by the British Science Association is encouraging people to take photos of animals and plant life that are unfamiliar and post them on a national website for recognition. The … [Read more...] about Find out more about nature
Award is feather in cap for Ragged Robins
Volunteers who help keep the Yorkshire Dales National Park in tip top condition have won a regional conservation award. Environment Secretary Hilary Benn presented the Ragged Robin Conservation Group with an award for the Countryside category in the second Yorkshire Post Environment Awards, which were by hosted by TV personality Julia Bradbury. The group, which includes … [Read more...] about Award is feather in cap for Ragged Robins