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
North Yorkshire County Council
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 over the moors and sheep deaths will be monitored to see if the … [Read more...] about Illuminated sheep slows traffic