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Welcome to the Yorkshire Dales National Park...outstanding scenery, a range of wildlife habitats and a rich cultural heritage.

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There's an app for us!

Images of the official Yorkshire Dales National Parkk smartphone app

Free smartphone app designed to help you get the most out of a visit to the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

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New plans for nature

Curlew, © Whitfield Benson.

The new local biodiversity action plan, Nature in the Dales: 2020 Vision, has now officially been launched. In conjunction with this we have also released the Trends and Status report, a summary of the progress of the previous LBAP.

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This is the new website for the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. Explore it and let us know what you think by:

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30 January 2012

Read all about it!

If you are looking for somewhere new to go or something exciting to see or do then you only have a few days to wait for a flood of good ideas....

30 January 2012

Tribute to former National Park Authority worker

Chris Wood, the man responsible for instigating a wealth of major projects during his time working for the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, has died at the age of 64....

27 January 2012

New book gives boost to Three Peaks

A new book of walks from stations along the world-famous Settle Carlisle railway line will help to preserve the beautiful Three Peaks of the Yorkshire Dales National Park....

27 January 2012

National Park appeal for tall stories

Legends, tall stories and old myths are in demand for a special project aimed at entertaining visitors to the Yorkshire Dales National Park....

09 January 2012

Vacancies on Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority

Two dedicated volunteers are needed to help look after the beautiful Yorkshire Dales National Park for the next four years....

05 January 2012

Honours award for former National Park stalwart

Former Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority employee Rae  Lonsdale has been given an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List....


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a cast iron piece of history

You have to look down at the ground rather than looking around to discover this piece of Dales history.

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Photo Competition

Advert for the Yourkshire Dales National Park: a snapshot photo competition

Your Yorkshire Dales National Park: a snapshot. We can’t wait to see the photos of what you think is so special about the Yorkshire Dales National Park and your ideas of what the National Park should look like in the future. The competition is open to young people and adults living anywhere in the world – your photo just has to be of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

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The Raydale Project

Raydale has an active farming community that contains knowledge stemming from generations of land management. As with all land in the UK there are pressures and conflicts for space that have resulted in a number of issues - the Raydale Project has been trying to address these.

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Be a green visitor

Wherever we go and whatever we do, we have an impact. Make a positive choice to reduce yours and help care for the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

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