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Commondale, in the North York Moors National Park

Three looks set to have plan to build telecoms tower in North York Moors refused

The North York Moors National Park Authority is aiming to restore various areas of peatland Picture: LDRS

National park boss underlines importance of landscape recovery bid

North York Moors National Park. (Pic credit: Tony Johnson)

Dark Skies Fringe Festival: Best places to stay in Yorkshire with starry views

George Jabbour is the councillor for Helmsley & Sinnington.

The future of our treasured landscapes looks brighter - George Jabbour

Wensleydale Creamery, Hawes. (Pic credit: Simon Hulme)

Yorkshire Dales Cheese Festival 2023: List of events taking place in the Dales

Kildale Moor, North York Moors

25-metre phone mast to be built beside Cleveland Way because signal 'essential'

The North York Moors National Park Picture: Chloe Minting

North York Moors lobbies Prime Minister over relaxation of planning rules

North York Moors

National Park warns scrapping of environmental protections may impact birds

A popular place for tourists due to its links with Channel 5 series All Creatures Great and Small, Grassington is also a very popular residential hotspot.

All Creatures Great and Small village named among prettiest in the UK

David Butterworth, chief executive of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA).Photo: YDNPA.

Leaders slam proposal to allow landowners to redevelop barns into homes

‘Phạm Hồng Thái, Alan Hulme and Alec Pue inspect a birch sapling on the Snaizeholme Estate’.

How woods in The Dales are helping a Vietnam national park

Phil Mulligan, Chief Executive of the Peak District National Park Authority.

Group says "stuttering progress" has contributed to closure after ten years

Stainton Hall Farmhouse, is a detached five bedroom period property, located in the village of Danby in the North York Moors.

Here's how you can you by your own farm land in rural location near Whitby

Horton in Ribblesdale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. PIC: Tony Johnson

Public transport for rural communities is being overlooked - The YP says

A swaledale sheep on the hills near Clapham Station in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Picture Tony Johnson

Calls for new powers and long-term funding to protect Yorkshire's National Parks

Thackthwaite is in remote Dentdale

Couple to convert 17th-century Dales farm that hasn't been lived in since 1891

Land off Enterprise Way in Whitby

Developers unveil plans to build business park in North York Moors farmland

One in three visitors to Malham – famous for its limestone pavement featured in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – were under the age of 44

Yorkshire Dales' most popular spots revealed by visitors

Hawes under snow

Big Thaw to see snow melt as temperatures rise into double figures

Wilf Proctor did pioneering work as the only warden covering the West Riding section of the Park. Image courtesy of Dales Countryside Museum

How the creation of the Yorkshire Dales in the 1950s nearly didn't happen

Peter Hicks studio, Danby

Two artists who met 60 years ago at college are reunited in a new exhibition
Peter Hicks and Peter Hough met aged just eighteen at Scarborough Art College in the 1950s.“We started at the same time in a small circle of friends - it was a very happy time,” explains Hough, now 80.

Assistant Garden Manager Tricia Harris pictured in the orchid house during appeal to raise restoration funds.

Historic orchid house is heart of Helmsley community again

The remains of a Gilbertine monastic house in the grounds of St Oswald's Church in Ravenstonedale were discovered in the 1920s

Drones reveal undiscovered Dales henges, prehistoric villages and medieval farms

Julia Carr with her Highland cattle

Pedigree Highland cattle breeder creates new 12-acre woodland

Yore Mill is part of a larger listed complex in differing ownership

Derelict Dales watermill to be converted into apartments and holiday lets

The future of the Yorkshire Dales was discussed at the meeting

Yorkshire Dales' increasing number of tourists is its 'biggest challenge' yet

North Yorks Moors issue frie warning

Bank holiday fire warning for North York Moors: Here’s how to reduce risks

Participants have found items from the Bronze Age and Roman period

Bronze Age finds at archaeological dig at prehistoric farm in North York Moors

Amanda Owen, Debbie North, and Mrs North's son, Adam Medlock, at the launch of the Access the Dales charity at Ravenseat Farm in Swaledale. (Photo: Paul Jeeves)

Yorkshire Shepherdess spearheads campaign to get more people into the Dales

Hawes Station closed in the 1950s and is now the Dales Countryside Museum

Campaigners' plea to reinstate Hawes branch instead of converting it to trail

Ana Cross in the North York Moors. Picture: Tony Johnson.

Ana Cross and the medieval route on the North York Moors near Rosedale Priory

Yorkshire shepherdess Amanda Owen has given her backing to the newly-formed Access the Dales charity.

Amanda Owen leads Dales tribute to cancer victim – The Yorkshire Post says
IT is often said that adversity brings out the best in people and this is embodied by the values underpinning Access the Dales, a new charity supported by Yorkshire shepherdess Amanda Owen whose farming life so enraptures TV viewers.

Amanda Owen, known to millions of television viewers as the Yorkshire Shepherdess, pictured at Ravenseat Farm, near Keld in Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Mrs Owen has been announced at the patron of a new charity, Access the Dales. (Photo: Simon Hulme)

Yorkshire Shepherdess: Why the Dales are so special and should be shared with ev...

Plastic tree protectors scattered across the forest floor

Campaigners call for ban on plastic tree guards in Yorkshire's National Parks

Beautiful Whitby is a hotspot for visitors, investors and second home owners

New boom in investors and second home owners has created a big issue for Whitby

Visitors in the Peak District

Peak District National Park considering introducing a congestion charge

Sheep graze in the hills above Settle in the Yorkshire Dales.

How the Yorkshire Dales aims to inspire thousands of youngsters to visit

North and West Yorkshire will see seven million trees planted in the next four years

White Rose Forest: Seven million trees to be planted in Yorkshire in four years

The Northern Lights over the Yorkshire Dales

Ranger takes incredible photograph of Northern Lights over the Yorkshire Dales

Myth-busting the planning rules for farming and agricultural land

Ad Feature Building on agricultural land – do’s and don’ts

Austwick is nestled in the Yorkshire Dales.

Yorkshire Dales village facing ruin over timber plan – Yorkshire Post Letters

Hebden Bridge comes under the auspices of the new South Pennines Park.

How South Pennines Park will make a lasting difference – Helen Noble

The South Pennines Park covers 460 miles of land in Yorkshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester including Stoodley Pike in Todmorden

South Pennines Park declared after area was rejected for National Park status

North York Moors countryside

Debate over off-grid developments in North York Moors breaks out

The tea garden is aimed at visitors on their way to Staithes

Former Whitby cafe owner refused permission to open tea garden near Staithes

Linton

New rangers to be recruited on summer contracts to patrol Dales hotspots

Staycation satisfaction by the coast is a shore thing!

National Park leaders in the Yorkshire Dales have admitted more needs to be done to help tackle climate change

Solar panels and LED lighting to be introduced in Dales to tackle climate change

Surrender Bridge near Reeth

Pleas by residents of Reeth not to downgrade it from a town to a village

Blacksmith David Stephenson at work.

Blacksmith forges new career on North York Moors – The Yorkshire Post says

The DalesBus is a familiar sight in the Yorkshire Dales.

Why Yorkshire Dales bus funding decision is short-sighted – The Yorkshire Post s...

Marske Hall

Opposition to plans to convert Marske Hall in the Yorkshire Dales into hotel

The beach at Sandsend

Marquess of Normanby reveals plan to build 150-space car park in Sandsend

Askrigg is one of the Dales villages where young people struggle to be able to afford a home

Large number of housing sites in the Dales submitted in 2012 were never built on

Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority chief executive David Butterworth

Yorkshire Dales National Park sees significant shift in visitor types in 2020

The budding conservationist is a member of the North York Moors National Park Explorer's Club

Six-year-old conservationist Avery, wins North York Moors Young Ranger Award

Right of way to the Hole of Horcum could be changed to allow easier access

Obstacles blocking easy access to North York Moors beauty spots could be removed

Derelict huts at Linton Camp (photo: Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority)

Linton Camp tourist resort development given permission

The mermaid stained glass window mirrors the common room in the Gryffindor house from the Harry Potter films. (Credit: Charlotte Graham)

Holiday let made to look like Gryffindor's Dorm from Harry Potter opens in Yorks

One of thr chapels is in Middleham

Delay to chapel sale process gives hope for affordable housing scheme