Resources

Useful links

  • British Trust for Conservation Volunteers
  • Bringing together people to make a difference to their community and environment

  • Craven District Council
  • A wealth of information about Craven

  • Dales Poetry
  • Poetry and pictures from the Yorkshire Dales

  • English Heritage
  • Ensuring the best of the past is kept to enrich our lives today and in the future.

  • Environment Agency
  • Aiming to protect and improve the environment, and to promote sustainable development.

  • Field Studies Council
  • Bringing environmental understanding to all helping people to be inspired by the natural world.

  • Forest of Bowland AONB
  • Providing information on the AONB partnership, events, projects, accommodation, community, wildlife and countryside.

  • Forestry Commission
  • The government department responsible for the protection and expansion of Britain's forests and woodlands.

  • Foxglove Covert LNR
  • Discover a remarkable mix of habitats and species spread across 100 acres.

  • Friends of Nidderdale AONB
  • Experience the fantastic views, wild open moorland, picturesque villages, rare wildlife and historical features found in this very special place.

  • Innway Guides
  • Award winning guidebooks to great pubs and great walks in the Yorkshire Dales.

  • LEADER
  • A community led approach to sustainable rural development

  • Malhamdale 
  • Lots of information and useful links to help you really get to know Malhamdale.

  • MuchLoved
  • Working with YDMT to create beautiful online memorial websites

  • National Trust
  • The protectors of more than 350 historic houses, gardens and ancient monuments which are open to the public.

  • Natural England
  • For people, for places, for nature.

  • Nidderdale AONB
  • Plenty of information to help you understand, live in and enjoy this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

  • North Pennines ANOB & Global Geopark
  • Discover one of England's most special places a stunning and varied landscape and an area of globally important Earth heritage.


  • North Yorkshire County Council
  • North Yorkshire is England's largest rural county, enjoying a rich tapestry of natural landscapes, coasts and urban elegance. Find out about the wide range of services that the authority provides.

  • Parkfoot Holiday & Park Homes
  • An idyllic 23 acre holiday home park in North Yorkshire, beside the beautiful River Greta, with views of Ingleborough and Whernside.

  • Plantlife
  • Our countryside is losing one wildflower species every two years. With your help organisations like YDMT and Plantlife are working hard to stop the loss. Join the fight to keep colour in our countryside.

  • People's Postcode Lottery
  • Win great cash prizes while you help good causes. Thousands of communities are winning big with People’s Postcode Lottery.  To date, players have raised more than £11 million for charities across Great Britain.

  • Reeth in Swaledale
  • Lots of information and useful links to help you really get to know Reeth in Swaledale.

  • Richmondshire District Council
  • Working to make Richmondshire a place where people will want to live, work and visit.

  • Society for Preservation of Ancient Buildings
  • SPAB advise. SPAB educate. SPAB campaign.

  • Two Ridings Community Foundation
  • A local independent charity committed to improving the quality of people's lives and helping to build stronger communities for future generations.

  • Welcome to Yorkshire
  • The official visitor site for Yorkshire.

  • Where2Walk
  • A local’s guide to the best walks in the Yorkshire Dales and surrounding area

  • Wild about plants
  • Go outside and enjoy the nature on your doorstep!

  • Woodland Trust
  • The UK's leading woodland conservation charity

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

  • Yorkshire Dales
  • A website packed full of information and useful links to help you discover the Yorkshire Dales.

  • Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
  • Our local part of the influential UK wide partnership of 47 Wildlife Trusts. The Trust has worked for more than 60 years to protect wildlife and wild places, and educate, influence and empower people. Yorkshire Wildlife Trust manages 80 of the best sites and help others to manage theirs, helping to secure the future of many important habitats and species.
  • Yorwoods
  • A not for profit initiative that provides support services to the forestry industry in the Yorkshire region.

  • Youth Hostels Association
  • Aiming to reach out and enhance the lives of all young people through a network of more than 200 Youth Hostels, bunkhouses and camping barns across England and Wales.