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email this page to a friendChris Packham welcomes spring
Friday 19 MarchRIGHT now, there are up to 16 million birds flying from Africa to Britain, and the first wave of birds is scheduled to arrive this weekend. To mark this natural feat of endurance, Chris Packham kicks off the BTO’s A2B (British Trust for Ornithology Africa to Britain) celebration of migration by welcoming back the Wheatear, the first of these intrepid travellers.
Milestone for Three Peaks project
Friday 19 MarchA NEW organisation set up to help protect the beautiful Three Peaks has reached its first milestone – its 100th member.
A 40’S affair at Skipton’s waterway festival
Thursday 18 MarchSAIL back to the 1940’s this year with a trip to Skipton’s biggest and even better annual Waterway Festival.
Reservoir remembered in verse
Thursday 18 MarchPOEMS and stories capturing the wild beauty of a reservoir in the Yorkshire Dales National Park have been collected in a new book on sale on the internet.
Blow to Yorkshire shooting estates
Wednesday 17 MarchLONDON-based officials at the environment department Defra have struck a major blow against North Yorkshire’s important game-shooting industry by introducing new cage sizes for the rearing of baby pheasants and other birds.
Countdown to Skipton Triathlon
Wednesday 17 MarchOVER 500 people have already signed up for this year’s Skipton Triathlon and Craven District Council is inviting more to jump on board. The event is only 5 weeks away and there is still time for people to sign up. It is hoped that last year’s record entry of 600 will be reached and surpassed.
Stepping out to help hill farmers
Tuesday 16 MarchHILL farmers in the Yorkshire Dales and some more militant ramblers have often failed to see eye to eye – but a mass walk is to be staged in Upper Wharfedale to raise funds and publicise the threat to upland agriculture.
Spring is behind by a month!
Tuesday 16 MarchTHE Woodland Trust, the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity has highlighted evidence that spring flowering is lagging behind by several weeks this year, as seen in parks gardens and woodland across the UK.
Find out more about nature in the National Park
Monday 15 MarchVISITORS 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.
Fred Trueman statue to be unveiled
Monday 15 MarchCRAVEN looks forward to welcoming Fred Trueman statue to Skipton. A little piece of cricketing history is up for grabs at a gala dinner celebrating the life of iconic Yorkshire and England fast bowler Fred Trueman – ahead of the unveiling of a statue dedicated to his memory.