Neil Heseltine

Neil Heseltine in front of Malham Cove. He has been elected Chair of National Parks England.

Yorkshire farmer gets top job with National Parks for England

Farmers Leigh Weston, with her partner Neil Heseltine, of Hill Top Farm, Malham, North Yorkshire, a committed conservationist, organic farmer and chairman of Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority

Farm of the Week: Changing ways and ending overgrazing in the Yorkshire Dales

Neil Heseltine, who is the fourth generation of his family to farm at Malham in the Yorkshire Dales, claimed that the prospect of devolution with more decisions made locally and millions of pounds in funding secured from the Government would provide a major boost to North Yorkshire’s countryside communities.

Why devolution will help tackle climate and financial crisis in Yorkshire

The future of the Yorkshire Dales was discussed at the meeting

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

Ingleborough

Cafe kiosk near Ingleborough given consent to open despite concerns over litter

The decision follows years of debate over which of the park’s estimated 2,000 traditional stone barns should be conserved

'Bold' changes to stop Yorkshire Dales houses becoming holiday lets approved

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

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

A traditional stone barn near Askrigg

Dilemma over preserving old barns or opening tourist accommodation in the Dales

Chris Clark, one of the authors of the North Yorkshire Rural Commission report

'The business model Yorkshire farmers have been using for decades doesn't work'

Farmers Leigh Weston and Neil Heseltine above Hill Top Farm in Malham

How this couple made their farm more profitable while restoring the countryside

Yorkshire Dales scenery

Yorkshire Dales must 're-evaluate the way people and nature co-exist'

The barn at Catchall that the firm wanted to convert

Dales business 'unsure of next steps' after being refused permission for office

The Yorkhire Dales has been named as Europe's best natioinal park. Photo: James Hardisty.

The Dales grafters who make us proud of national park – Yorkshire Post Letters

The Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express steams over the Ribblehead Viaduct on the Settle Carlisle line. Picture by Bruce Rollinson.

Yorkshire Dales National Park named the the best in Europe by major travel site

Mearbeck has been fenced off to create an area for nature

Farmers in the Yorkshire Dales National Park help reconnect nature

Malham Cove

Yorkshire Dales are 'closed' - people asked to stop travelling for exercise

Richard Darn surveys the night sky as the moon sets at Ralphs Cross, Westerdale, on the North York Moors

Both of Yorkshire's National Parks designated as Dark Skies Reserves

Neil Heseltine is urging MPs to protect food standards when the Agriculture Bill comees back to the House of Commons.

Malham farmer, Neil Heseltine on why MP's need to 'back British farming'

Stone walls and barns in Swaledale pictured from above Thwaite, in the Yorkshire Dales

Housing issues in Yorkshire Dales cannot be solved by 'magic bullet'

Residents are being asked for their views to help shape the future of the Yorkshire Dales

Consultation launched to help shape the future of the Yorkshire Dales

Dr Ruth Starr-Keddle carrying out a meadow survey in Upper Swaledale. Image: North Pennines AONB

Farmers to be put at heart of nature's recovery as part of £5.7m plan
A clarion call on green spaces once warned the nation must make room for nature, in thinking bigger to better manage cherished landscapes which are slowly in decline.

Neil Heseltine

Unseen work in Yorkshire Dales is not always appreciated, says new leader

Educating first-time visitors to the Dales could help protect the landscape, the authority was told

Educate visitors to Yorkshire Dales to protect landscape, meeting told

Pen Y Ghent in the Yorkshire Dales

Independent commission hears traditional farming is "simply not profitable" from...

Picture courtesy of the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust.

New group wants nature friendly farming to be '˜mainstream'

Neil Heseltine farms in Malham and is a member of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.

Why farmers can't stand by and do nothing as Brexit looms

Neil Heseltine and his Belted Galloway cattle on the hills above Malham. Pictures by Bruce Rollinson.

Farm of the Week: How the return of cattle to the hills paid dividends

No beefs about being put out to Pasture

Artistic link with the past

Outdoors has room for work and play