Safeguarding the future of Herriot Country

The daughter of James Herriot has pledged her long-term commitment to the Trust with a substantial new grant to support a range of projects in the Northern Dales.

As filming of the 7th season of the acclaimed new series of All Creatures Great and Small draws to a close, Rosie Page – daughter of Alf Wight, the Yorkshire vet who wrote under the pen name of James Herriot – has extended her generous support of YDMT’s environmental and social impact work.

Alf’s books became best-sellers in the 1970s – leading to a BBC TV series, a feature film and more recently an acclaimed new series.

Rosie – together with her brother, Jim - still gets advance viewing of the scripts for the new series and is delighted the popular new series – which airs on Channel Five ­- is inspiring a new generation of viewers to discover the landscapes of the Dales.

As a long-standing YDMT Ambassador, Rosie’s generous support of the Trust’s work in the Dales has funded the delivery of multiple long-term heritage projects in the northern Dales - including the creation of a woodland dedicated to her father’s memory.

CAPTION: YDMT development manager Sarah Hodgson presents YDMT Ambassador Rosie Page with a Swaledale willow sapling grown from seed harvested and cultivated at a Trust-supported nursery near Reeth.