Photo thanks to Don Gamble
A major new partnership scheme, Three Counties, One River, is now in development to support nature recovery in the Lune valley, while conserving and celebrating it’s distinctive identity, heritage, culture and communities.
The Lune Valley has the North West's finest countryside, rich in history and culture, supporting diverse and rare wildlife and habitat, and is home to vibrant communities. The project is focussed on the middle and lower sections of the Lune River catchment, which crosses the boundaries of Cumbria, Lancashire and North Yorkshire.
YDMT, in partnership with the Lune valley communities, Forest of Bowland National Landscape, Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, Lune Rivers Trust, Sustrans and other organisations, are developing an ambitious long-term scheme focussed on conserving, celebrating and supporting the distinctive, living, working and cultural landscape of the Lune River, the surrounding valley and its communities.
Tell us what you love about the Lune valley!
This exciting new scheme cannot be delivered without you. If you would like to help inform and define the areas and themes of activity of the scheme, we would like to hear from you.
By completing our online survey, you can tell us what you love about the places, wildlife and things you value in the Lune valley, and highlight the opportunities that you think future funding should address in the area and in your community.
Upcoming events
We will be delivering a series of open drop-in events, where you can find out more about the Three Counties One River scheme, our planned worked along the Lune Valley Ramble, or just come along for a chat. Our first event will be:
Hornby Institute, Hornby on: 24th April : 15:00 to 17:00
Further dates to follow!
Keep in touch
If you’d like to keep up-to-date with how the scheme is progressing please sign up to receive news and updates by email
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You can also get in touch by email: threecounties@ydmt.org or write to us at Three Counties, YDMT, Old Post Office, Main Street, Clapham, via Lancaster, LA2 8DP.
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Learn more about our work
Woodlands
25 years ago we joined forces with other organisations to expand tree cover across the Yorkshire Dales and surrounding areas. Since then, we’ve supported the planting of over 1.5 million native broadleaf trees.
Meadows
When Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust first started restoring hay meadows in 2006, less than four square miles of species-rich hay meadow habitat remained in the whole of the UK.
Rural Apprenticeships
Rural Apprenticeships give young people who live in the Yorkshire Dales and surrounding areas the chance to stay here and gives them skills to help care for this special area.
