Environment

Get involved in our new partnership project, River Esk Connect (REConnect), supported by the National Lottery Community Fund.

REConnect is focused on 'reconnecting' local communities with the natural beauty of the River Esk and its surrounding landscapes, and aims to foster a deeper connection with nature, raising awareness of climate change and encouraging positive action.  

Your input is vital in ensuring our project programming reflects the needs and ideas of our local communities, and we w…

Dark Skies Festival 10th Anniversary - more ways to benefit

A fantastic and inspirational launch event at Sneaton Castle with Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock last week also saw the North York Moors National Park premier a new Dark Skies anniversary film  

Do take a moment to sit down with a brew and watch as we reflect on the last 10 years and what more we can do to reduce light pollution.  

There's still time to enjoy the Dark Skies Festival so please do remember to tell your visitors all about…

We already have a select group of businesses who are our North York Moors National Park Champions, and now we're looking for more. Could you be a Champion? 

Champions are businesses we work with a little more closely. They share our ethos of enjoying and looking after the National Park.

Often with insider tips and recommendations, Champions know what makes the North York Moors special and are passionate in their words and actions to keep it that way. In some cases, accessible facilities have b…

As we work to deliver landscape-scale nature recovery projects, there are things we can all do, whatever the size of your outdoor space, from window boxes to your gardens or community green spaces. Our Senior Ecologist Elspeth Ingleby has shared her advice for helping nature thrive.

We’d also like to invite you to be inspired at this Sunday's Community Earth Project launch event in Danby. The programme of activities and talks includes an update from us on how to get involved in some of our citiz…

This is a sneak peak at something we're just getting started with. I initially called it 'Ambassadors' but decided 'Champions' is less stuffy and more celebratory. You don't need to be super-human to participate! I can't give you all the details yet, but here's an outline which I hope will convince some of you to get involved and be the initial pioneer champions - or guinea pigs...

We'd like to work more closely with some people/businesses who really love their area and want to collaborate to r…

Image: Steve Bell

Mike Hawtin gave a very interesting presentation about opportunities relating to the North York Moors National Park's International Dark Sky Reserve status, what you can do to help preserve this, how your business and nature can benefit, and some funding that could help you. You can watch the recording any time between now and 16th December. Here's the link

The Great Big Green Week is the UK’s biggest ever celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature. 

Between 24 September and 2 October this year, Great Big Green Week will unleash a wave of support for action to protect the planet. Tens of thousands of people in every corner of the country will celebrate the heartfelt, brave, everyday actions being taken to stand up for nature and fight climate change.

The North York Moors National Park is working on several activit…

Photo: Byland Abbey by Steve Bell

The Dark Skies Festival starts this Friday. Thanks to those businesses who’ve already been promoting it on their social channels. It’s a fantastic opportunity to encourage visitors to experience the tranquillity and spectacular night scapes of the North York Moors. Don’t forget you can use the Image library.

When using images from the image library, please remember to always credit the photographer. Although we provide images for you to use in your marketing, …