Yorkshire Dales National Park

Welcome to Day 24 of our Yorkshire Dales Advent Calendar. Our final view is of the appropriately named Bleak House in Swaledale. Thanks for journeying with us through these last 24 days and have a very happy and healthy festive season. 📸 Wendy McDonnell | #YorkshireDales #AdventCalendar

Everyone should be confident to visit and enjoy National Parks and the Championing National Parks for Everyone project aims to connect people from ethnically and culturally diverse communities with the National Park so we can: 1️⃣ Support more people to connect with nature and enjoy the National Parks 2️⃣ Deliver outdoor activity days and training events that develop skills, confidence and awareness of the benefits of National Parks 3️⃣ Provide a variety of volunteering opportunities meeting the needs and interests of these communities Read more 👇 https://lnkd.in/eC8FES9c #LotteryFunded #YorkshireDales | The National Lottery Heritage Fund

We're nearly there! Day 23 of our Yorkshire Dales Advent Calendar is this fantastic aerial view of Ribblehead Viaduct (Batty Moss Viaduct) in the snow. 📸 Wendy McDonnell | #YorkshireDales #AdventCalendar

Day 22 of our Yorkshire Dales Advent Calendar is this hard-at-work farmer with a quad loaded with feed for livestock in Langstrothdale. 📸 Wendy McDonnell | #YorkshireDales #AdventCalendar

Day 21 of our Yorkshire Dales Advent Calendar is this view of Scales moor looking towards Whernside, the highest peak in the National Park ⛰ 📸 Wendy McDonnell | #YorkshireDales #AdventCalendar

Are you holding an event in 2025? Upload it to our FREE online ‘what’s on’ listing and reach tens of thousands of our followers. And if you add your event by 6 January it will also be considered for inclusion in the official guide to the National Park, The Visitor 2025. Upload your events 👇 https://lnkd.in/egzMYSAT

In case you missed it, National Parks England boss Jayne Butler gave an interview to BBC Countryfile about the challenges facing our National Parks - and the opportunities to make them better for people and nature. https://lnkd.in/ed8dBZ78 (from 21.38 onwards) Our vision is that National Parks and our wider Protected Landscapes family can be central to addressing many of the challenges we face as a society - driving nature recovery and halting biodiversity loss, building climate resilience and carbon capture, boosting the nation's health and wellbeing. The vision, ideas, and opportunities are all there - we just need the backing and the tools to get to work.

Day 20 is another classic Swaledale view, this one looking down the Dale from Thwaite. We think this is probably one of the most photographed views in the National Park. 📸 Wendy McDonnell | #YorkshireDales #AdventCalendar

Farming Outlook aims to get farmers talking by highlighting issues, concerns and opportunities for those working in the farming community. James Newhouse recently spoke about the support he receives from the National Park Farm Team and the Defra funded Farming in Protected Landscapes Programme. Listen again 👇 https://lnkd.in/eic4KhZg 📸 Andy Kay | #YorkshireDales #FiPL #FarmingOutlook

Day 19 of our Yorkshire Dales Advent Calendar is this classic view of Muker in Swaledale. The hay meadows en-route to Keld are a must visit in the early summer. 📸 Wendy McDonnell | #YorkshireDales #AdventCalendar