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See our range online www.jtatkinson.co.uk or choose from our network of 30 branches Join us on social media @JTAMarketing @JTAtkinsonBM Welcome The 2020 Flowers of the Dales Festival is a collection of events which celebrate the wonderful wildflowers of the Yorkshire Dales, sponsored by JT Atkinson Builders Merchant. This unique landscape is home to some very special habitats, including traditional hay meadows, ancient woodlands, heather-clad moors and limestone pavements, each supporting a wealth of native flora and fauna. Over the last eleven years, more than 42,000 people have taken part in this annual Festival, discovering the wildflowers of the Dales and gaining a better understanding of the careful management required to safeguard this special landscape for future generations. This year experts and enthusiasts across the Yorkshire Dales will once again be sharing their passion for nature as they deliver an exciting programme of events between April and October. We are very grateful to all of the event providers for being part of the Festival. We have activities to suit all ages, including guided walks, informative talks, fun family activities, arts and crafts, botanical identification courses, conservation days and practical workshops, to name just a few. You’ll find full details in the following pages. We hope that you’ll be inspired to get involved during the coming months.
Leah Galloway Festival Co-ordinator at Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust
A special thank you We would like to say a huge thank you to players of People’s Postcode Lottery, through Postcode Earth Trust, who have raised an incredible £2,476,332 for Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust since 2009. This support has transformed us as a charity and has a huge impact on what we can achieve for the Yorkshire Dales. Money raised by players of People’s Postcode Lottery enhances all aspects of our work, enabling us to continue long-running projects such as woodland planting and wildflower meadow restoration but also helping us to respond to changing needs in our area. It has allowed us to invest more in delivering education and training, outreach and community grants through a number of new schemes. A minimum of 32% from each subscription goes directly to charities and good causes across Great Britain and internationally, and more than £500 million has been raised by players to date for more than 7,500 deserving causes.
We’re also grateful to H2A Limited for producing this programme. Front cover image: Muker Meadows. 3 Hay meadows are one of the best habitats for bumblebees
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Yorkshire Dales Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT) is a small charity doing big things for the people, landscape and wildlife of the Dales. We deliver diverse and inspirational projects, from environmental apprenticeships and outreach work with disadvantaged groups to creating native woodlands and restoring species-rich hay meadows. Our work reaches some of England’s most deprived communities, helps to protect our incredible landscapes, and most vulnerable wildlife. People Supporting people to visit, care for and enjoy the Dales – through community and outreach work, education and apprenticeship schemes and our annual Flowers of the Dales Festival! Wildlife Conserving our unique wildlife and habitats - like the species-rich hay meadows, wetlands, and native broadleaf woodlands. Landscape Protecting and enhancing the natural, cultural and built heritage – from limestone landscapes to dry-stone walls. It’s thanks to support from many people who share our love of the Yorkshire Dales that our work can continue. Find out more about us and how you can get involved at ydmt.org. Thank you.
Festival Bowland Festival Bowland is a year round calendar of events celebrating the nature, landscape, culture and heritage of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The Forest of Bowland AONB Partnership has worked together with landowners, businesses, countryside staff and enthusiastic individuals to bring together a wealth of events and opportunities for people to explore the area’s special qualities and to share with others what makes this such a special place for people and nature. For more information visit www.forestofbowland.com or phone 01200 448000.
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WALK EXPLORE OUTDOORS WALK Wednesday 8 April Thursday 9 April Sunday 12 April 9.45am - 2pm 10.30am - 12.30pm 10.30am - 1pm or 2pm - 4.30pm Ingleborough Nature Trail and Lambing Time Secret Squirrel Cave Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust & Two hours of fleecy fun! Come and A fascinating guided walk in search Ingleborough Cave meet the newest arrivals on the of the charming red squirrels of Join us on a guided tour through farm, you might even see one being Wensleydale and other wildlife. Join the nature trail at Clapham with born! Follow the farm trail and meet our volunteer rangers on a search an expert from Ingleborough Cave the Wilsons who look after all the for tracks and signs of wildlife, before enjoying a trip through the animals. Lots of fun for all ages! ending at the Snaizeholme red iconic showcave and a cuppa! This event is held in the lambing squirrel view point. This is a must for Meet: Ingleborough Nature Trail, shed, it can be cold so please wear wildlife spotters and photographers. Clapham, LA2 8EE warm clothes and wellies. This is an Don’t forget your binoculars! Walk Age: All (accompanied children) accessible for everyone event. Not will have lots of stops, some uneven Booking: Essential recommended for pregnant women. ground and steps. No dogs. Price Cost: Free - suggested donation No dogs allowed. includes transport to Snaizeholme. of £15 Location: Gill Garth Farm, Selside, Meet: Dales Countryside Museum, T: 015242 51002 Settle, BD24 0HX Hawes, DL8 3NT E: [email protected] Age: All (accompanied children) Grade: Easy W: ydmt.org/events Booking: Essential Age: All (accompanied children) Cost: £5 per person Booking: Essential T: 0300 4560030 Cost: £8 adults, £3 children E: [email protected] T: 0300 4560030 EXPLORE OUTDOORS W: www.yorkshiredales.org.uk E: [email protected] W: www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Wednesday 8 April 10.30am - 12.30pm EXPLORE OUTDOORS Lambing Time Saturday 11 April WALK Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority 10.30am - 2.30pm - Last Two hours of fleecy fun! Come and admission 1.00pm Thursday 16 April meet the newest arrivals on the Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt at 10am - 12 noon farm, you might even see one being Spring Wildflower Walk born! Follow the farm trail and meet Hudswell Woods National Trust Foxglove Covert LNR the Wilsons who look after all the Our Spring Flower Walk will take in animals. Lots of fun for all ages! Come to Hudswell Woods and enjoy our nature trail in meadows and ancient almost the whole reserve as we find This event is held in the lambing out about and identify every plant shed, it can be cold so please wear woodland on the banks of the River Swale. Suitable for primary school aged which is in flower, from the humble warm clothes and wellies. This is an Daisy to the more exotic Orchid. accessible event for everyone. Not children. Wear appropriate outdoor clothing and sturdy footwear. Paths are Come with a notepad to log the recommended for pregnant women. number of species. Please donate in No dogs allowed. not surfaced and may be muddy; they are unsuitable for pushchairs/buggies. advance to secure a place. Location: Gill Garth Farm, Selside, Meet: Foxglove Covert LNR, Settle, BD24 0HX Dogs on leads only please. Location: Meet at Round Howe car DL9 3PZ Age: All (accompanied children) Grade: Easy - 1 mile Booking: Essential park, (Pay and Display, not National Trust) DL10 4TJ. Age: Adults only Cost: £5 per person Booking: Essential T: 0300 4560030 Age: All (accompanied children) Booking: None Cost: £5 suggested donation E: [email protected] T: 01748 830045 W: www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Cost: £2 per trail sheet T: 01729 830416 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] W: foxglovecovert.org.uk W: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ yorkshire-dales
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WORKSHOP ARTS & CRAFTS ARTS & CRAFTS Friday 1 May Wed 6 - Thur 7 May Saturday 9 May 10am - 1pm 9.45am - 4.30pm 7.30pm - 9.45pm Wildflower Propagation Spoon Carving for Beginners Handel’s Messiah by Cantores Broadrake Broadrake Salicium Local provenance seed collecting, Steve Tomlin will guide you safely, to Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust & cleaning, sowing, pricking out and create kitchen utensils and an eating Cantores Salicium plug planting methods have all spoon from a fresh cut log. The two The Yorkshire Dales chamber choir, been employed successfully at day course is perfect for beginners, Craven Community Champions Broadrake to improve an upland with safe axe work & different of Arts & Culture 2018, Cantores hay meadow. The different stages knife cuts taught. It is a satisfying Salicium will perform Handel’s ever will be demonstrated with practical self-absorbing craft. All materials, popular “Messiah” in the stunning exercises and there’ll be a short walk tools, refreshments and lunches are surroundings of Bolton Abbey. An around the site. Lunch included, provided. unmissable summer evening with funded by Stories in Stone. Location: Broadrake Bunkbarn, a highly accomplished local choir. Location: Broadrake Bunkbarn, Chapel-le-Dale, LA6 3AX Location: The Priory Church of St Chapel-le-Dale, LA6 3AX Age: Adults only Mary and St Cuthbert, Bolton Abbey, Age: Adults only Booking: Essential BD23 6AL Booking: Essential Cost: £165 - 2 days Age: All welcome Cost: FREE T: 015242 41357 Booking: Advisable T: 015242 51002 E: [email protected] Cost: Adults £12, Under 18s free. E: [email protected] W: www.broadrake.co.uk To include a complimentary glass W: www.ydmt.org/events of wine or soft drink at the interval. COURSE All profits in aid of Yorkshire Dales ARTS & CRAFTS Millennium Trust. Fri 8 - Mon 11 May Sunday 3 May T: 015242 51002 Fri 4pm - 3pm Mon E: [email protected] 11am - 5pm Lichens in the Dales W: ydmt.org/events Line & Wash with John Harrison Malham Tarn Field Centre Broadrake The Malham Tarn area is rich in WALK The Dales’ landscape suits John lichen species, occurring on rocks, Harrison’s lively style in line & trees, and soil, allowing the beginner Saturday 9 May watercolour wash. Join him for a to form a useful and informative 1pm - 4.30pm workshop including a demo to create collection of material. Methods Wildflowers around Grassington your own piece(s) of artwork either of collection and examination will Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority from outdoor sketching (weather be explained and carried out. Join Chris and botanist Heather to permitting) or working from local Gain confidence in using simple discover the rich variety of wild flowers photos. All refreshments included but identification keys and chemical in and around Grassington. Explore the please bring your own packed lunch. tests, and obtain an understanding ginnels of Grassington and meander Location: Broadrake Bunkbarn, of their biology and impact on the through meadows, then walk through Chapel-le-Dale, LA6 3AX landscape. A course for beginners, Grass Wood before returning along the Age: Adults only though the more experienced are banks of the River Wharfe. There will Booking: Essential also welcome. be lots of stopping and looking on this Cost: £50 Location: FSC Malham Tarn, walk and paths are rough and uneven. T: 015242 41357 Malham Moor, Settle, BD24 9PU Location: Grassington National Park E: [email protected] Age: Adults only Centre, BD23 5LB W: www.broadrake.co.uk Booking: Essential Grade: Moderate - 5 miles Cost: £350 resident sole occupancy, Age: All welcome £320 resident shared occupancy, Booking: Essential £235 non-resident Cost: £6 adults, under 18 free T: 01729 830311 T: 01756 751690 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] W: bit.ly/mtcourses W: www.yorkshiredales.org.uk
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WALK IDENTIFICATION ACTIVITY COURSE Sunday 10 May Wednesday 13 May Fri 15 - Sun 17 May 8am - 10.30am 9am 4pm Fri - 3pm Sun Birdsong Walk in Hudswell Woods Moth Morning Botany Beginnings: Wildflowers National Trust Foxglove Covert LNR Malham Tarn Field Centre Join our Ranger for a guided walk Join our team of volunteers in This two-day* introductory course with a focus on bird identification recording and identifying all the is aimed at those who want to and bird song. Hudswell Woods is a moths found in the moth trap the learn how to identify wildflowers beautiful place to walk in late spring, night before, as well as any found independently. We will cover we’ll look for birds in riverside and around the reserve. Bring a camera anatomy, terminology, and common woodland habitat. Wear appropriate if you would like to photograph the families, and will teach methods of outdoor clothing and sturdy footwear moths before they are released. identification, including the use of as surfaces are uneven. Please A minimum donation of £5 per keys, in a relaxed and passionate bring binoculars if you have them. person in advance to guarantee a manner. There will be many handy Suitable for children 7+. Sorry no place. Card payments can be taken tips and plenty of indoor and outdoor dogs. by phone. practical activities to aid learning. Location: Meet at Round Howe car Location: Foxglove Covert LNR, This course will leave you brimming park (Pay & Display not National DL9 3PZ with confidence to continue exploring Trust) DL10 4TJ Grade: Easy the fascinating world of plants. Grade: Easy Age: Adults only *Tuition is from 10:00-16:00 Sat and Age: All (accompanied children) Booking: Essential 10:00-15:00 on Sun. Booking: Essential Cost: Suggested donation £5 Location: FSC Malham Tarn, Cost: £5 per adult, £3.50 per child T: 01748 830045 Malham Moor, Settle, BD24 9PU T: 01729 830416 E: [email protected] Age: Adults only E: yorkshiredales@nationaltrust. W: foxglovecovert.org.uk Booking: Essential org.uk Cost: £190 resident sole occupancy, W: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ COURSE £170 resident shared occupancy, yorkshire-dales £80 non-resident Friday 15 May T: 01729 830311 10am - 4pm E: enquiries.mt@field-studies- WALK Botany Beginnings ‘Light’: council.org W: bit.ly/mtcourses Tuesday 12 May Wildflowers 9.45am - 4pm Malham Tarn Field Centre Ideal for those who would like to YDMT Woodland Walk learn more about wildflowers but Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust do not wish to get too involved with Discover Sedbergh School, Akay keys, detailed terminology or hand Wood, the Pepperpot and the new lenses. We will move at a steady YDMT supporter wood at Low pace, using simple books, and Branthwaites on this Sedbergh spend a relaxing day discovering the circular. Further details to be specialist flowers of the limestone supplied at booking. Sorry no dogs. dales as well as common species Location: Sedbergh School, that can be found around your home. LA10 5HG Location: FSC Malham Tarn, Grade: Strenuous - 6 miles Malham Moor, Settle, BD24 9PU Age: All (accompanied children) Age: Adults only Booking: Essential Booking: Essential Cost: Free - suggested donation Cost: £40 of £15 T: 01729 830311 T: 015242 51002 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] W: bit.ly/mtcourses W: ydmt.org/events Eyebright
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COURSE WALK EXHIBITION Fri 15 - Sun 17 May Sunday 17 May Sat 23 - Mon 25 May 4pm Fri - 3pm Sun 8am - 11.30am 10am - 4pm daily Bird Song and Calls Birdsong Walk in Upper Wharfedale Cononley Art Group Exhibition Malham Tarn Field Centre National Trust Cononley Art Group The emphasis of this course will be Join our Ranger for a guided walk with Many paintings of flowers, local on confidently identifying birds by a focus on bird identification and bird landscapes, farmsteads and village their songs and other calls. We will song. We’ll walk through the beautiful scenes as well as portraits and be using a variety of techniques to Redmire Wood looking for birds in farm animals. Demonstrations, help memorise bird song and will also riverside, woodland and moorland refreshments, childrens corner, cover visual identification of these edge habitats. Wear appropriate cards and paintings to buy. birds based on markings, behaviour outdoor clothing and sturdy footwear Location: Village Institute, Main St, and habitat. As well as species as surfaces are uneven. Please bring Cononley BD20 8NU identification by song, you will develop binoculars if you have them. Suitable Age: All (accompanied children) a deeper understanding of the different for children 7+. Sorry no dogs. Booking: None kinds of bird call. Location: Meet at Buckden National Cost: Free Location: FSC Malham Tarn, Park car park (not National Trust - T: 01535 631269 Malham Moor, Settle, BD24 9PU pay and display) BD23 5JA E: [email protected] Age: Adults only Grade: Easy Booking: Essential Age: All (accompanied children) EXHIBITION Cost: £260 resident sole occupancy, Booking: Essential £230 resident shared occupancy, Cost: £5 per adult, £3.50 per child Sat 23 - Sun 31 May £150 non-resident T: 01729 830416 10am - 6pm daily T: 01729 830311 E: yorkshiredales@nationaltrust. Clapham Art Group Annual E: [email protected] org.uk Exhibition W: bit.ly/mtcourses W: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ Clapham Art Group yorkshire-dales Exhibition of original artworks by artists from the local area on show WALK and for sale, as well as cards. Homemade refreshments in aid of St Tuesday 19 May James’ Church available. Assistance 10am - 3pm dogs only. An open preview will be Globe Flower Walk – Discover the held on Friday 22nd May at 8pm. Globe Flowers of Ingleborough Location: Clapham Village Hall, Natural England and Yorkshire Cross Haw Lane, Clapham Wildlife Trust LA2 8HR One of a series of joint walks between Age: All (accompanied children) Natural England and Yorkshire Wildlife Booking: None Trust. An opportunity to discover these Cost: 50p adults, children free special flowers and other spring flora E: [email protected] species at their finest. The guided walk will go through a series of meadows and pastures at Ashes Pasture and Ingleborough NNR, discussing habitat and a variety of plants. Sorry, no dogs. Location: Colt Park, Ingleborough National Nature Reserve, LA6 3JF Grade: Moderate Age: All (accompanied children) Booking: Essential Cost: Donation T: 01904 659570 E: [email protected] W: www.ywt.org.uk/events
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WALK IDENTIFICATION ACTIVITY COURSE Sunday 24 May Thursday 28 May Saturday 30 May 11.45am - 2.45pm 10am - 2.30pm 10am - 5pm The Magic of Threshfield Quarry Bumblebees for beginners BLS Introduction to Lichens Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority Forest of Bowland AONB Malham Tarn Field Centre Join us on this walk to the lunar Bumblebees are declining in our Discover the world of lichens through landscape of Threshfield Quarry. countryside, but one important way this one-day course, which requires See the impact of the recent work to help with their conservation is no previous knowledge. The day of conservationists and historians learning how to identify the different includes both classroom and site that has begun to regenerate this species and record what you see fieldwork to introduce what lichens old industrial site. With new access for the national records. In this are, recognise some of the more routes and opportunities for wildlife, workshop you can learn about their common species and use simple this site demonstrates what can be lifecycle, why they are important charts and keys to help you identify achieved after the quarry men have and how to identify our seven more species with confidence. Lunch left. Some steep gradients, stiles and common species. A morning indoor included. uneven surfaces. Bring a packed session is followed by an afternoon Location: FSC Malham Tarn, lunch. in the wildflower meadows. No dogs Malham Moor, Settle, BD24 9PU Location: Threshfield Quarry please. Age: Adults only entrance, Skirethorns Lane, Location: FSC Malham Tarn, Booking: Essential BD23 5PH Malham Moor, Settle, BD24 9PU Cost: £45 Grade: Easy Age: All welcome T: 01729 830311 Age: All welcome Booking: Essential E: [email protected] Booking: Advisable Cost: £15 W: bit.ly/mtcourses Cost: £6 adults, under 18 free T: 01200 448000 T: 0300 4560030 E: carol.edmondson@lancashire.gov.uk E: [email protected] W: www.forestofbowland.com/Hay- W: www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Time-Project-0
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WALK COURSE WALK Sunday 7 June Fri 12 - Sun 14 June Sunday 21 June 10am - 2pm and 2pm - 4pm 4pm Fri - 3pm Sun 10am - 12pm The Peregrines at Malham Cove Botany and Habitat Surveying Wild Flower Wander at Malham Yorkshire Dales National Park Malham Tarn Field Centre Tarn Authority This introductory course will equip National Trust Join us for a walk to Malham Cove participants with the skills and Discover the colour, fragrance where you may be able to see the knowledge frequently required in the and variety of wild flowers on a majestic Peregrine Falcons, the fields of ecology and conservation. scenic stroll around the boardwalk fastest creatures on earth when We will cover botanical anatomy and of Malham Tarn National Nature diving, flying to and from their terminology, common families, the Reserve with one of the Rangers. nests on the cliff. There will be use of flora keys, indicator species, Wear appropriate outdoor clothing telescopes to enable you to get Phase 1 survey methodology and and sturdy footwear. Please bring the most from your visit. Walk is on a brief introduction to the National sun cream and insect repellent. good footpaths, no barriers, and is Vegetation Classification (NVC). Sorry no dogs. suitable for wheelchairs. Includes Ideal for professional ecologists, Location: Meet Malham Tarn Estate some road walking. conservationists and hobbyists. Office, Waterhouses, BD24 9PT Location: Malham National Park Location: FSC Malham Tarn, Grade: Easy Centre, Malham, BD23 4DA Malham Moor, Settle, BD24 9PU Age: All (accompanied children) Grade: Easy - 2 miles Age: Adults only Booking: Essential Age: All (accompanied children) Booking: Essential Cost: £5 per person Booking: Advisable Cost: £280 resident sole occupancy, T: 01729 830416 Cost: £6 adults, under 18 free £250 resident shared occupancy, E: yorkshiredales@nationaltrust. T: 0300 4560030 £180 non-resident org.uk E: [email protected] T: 01729 830311 W: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ W: www.yorkshiredales.org.uk E: enquiries.mt@field-studies- yorkshire-dales council.org WALK W: bit.ly/mtcourses Tuesday 9 June WALK 10am - 3pm Hay Meadow Meander Thursday 18 June Natural England and Yorkshire 9.45am - 3pm Wildlife Trust Muker Hay Meadow Walk One of a series of joint events Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust between Natural England and Join YDMT’s Bee Together Officer Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. Species- to explore the iconic hay meadows rich hay meadows are one of the at Muker which should be in full UK’s rarest habitats. We’ll meander bloom and looking superb. We will amongst the picturesque meadows also pass Kisdon Force and the at Ashes Pasture and Ingleborough River Swale as well as lead mining NNR to learn more about the history, remains and field barns. Well restoration and current management behaved dogs, on a lead. of these beautiful habitats, no dogs. Location: Muker Car Park, Location: Colt Park, Ingleborough DL11 6QG National Nature Reserve, LA6 3JF Grade: Moderate - 4.5 miles Grade: Moderate Age: All (accompanied children) Age: All (accompanied children) Booking: Essential Booking: Essential Cost: Free - suggested donation Cost: Donations welcome of £15 T: 01904 659570 T: 015242 51002 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] W: www.ywt.org.uk/events W: ydmt.org/events Bee on Bugle
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COURSE COURSE COURSE Fri 19 - Mon 22 June Fri 26 - Mon 29 June Fri 26 - Sun 28 June 4pm Fri - 3pm Mon 4pm Fri - 3pm Mon 4pm Fri - 3pm Sun British Birds of Prey: Limestone Flora Botany Beginnings: Grasses, Identification and Monitoring Malham Tarn Field Centre Sedges and Rushes Malham Tarn Field Centre The limestone habitats of the Malham Tarn Field Centre Birds of prey have captured people’s Yorkshire Dales National Park This two-day* introductory course attention and imagination for harbour many species characteristic is aimed at those who want to generations. Learn how to identify of base-rich conditions. This course learn how to identify wildflowers the different species and their aims to explore this specialist flora independently. We will cover behaviour. This course is aimed at amid the magnificent Craven scenery. anatomy, terminology, and common those with limited or no experience We will visit a variety of local habitats families, and will teach methods of of observing birds of prey in the to gain experience of using keys and identification, including the use of wild and will introduce you to the identifying a wide range of species keys, in a relaxed and passionate different British birds of prey, their in the field. We will concentrate on manner. This course will leave ecology and behaviours as well as several important plant families you brimming with confidence to various ways of monitoring them. including ferns, grasses and sedges. continue exploring the fascinating Location: FSC Malham Tarn, Location: FSC Malham Tarn, world of plants. *Tuition is from 10.am Malham Moor, Settle, BD24 9PU Malham Moor, Settle, BD24 9PU - 4pm Sat and 10am -3pm on Sun. Age: Adults only Age: Adults only Location: FSC Malham Tarn, Booking: Essential Booking: Essential Malham Moor, Settle, BD24 9PU Cost: £375 resident sole occupancy, Cost: £350 resident sole occupancy, Age: Adults only £345 resident shared occupancy, £320 resident shared occupancy, Booking: Essential £255 non-resident £235 non-resident Cost: £190 resident sole occupancy, T: 01729 830311 T: 01729 830311 £170 resident shared occupancy, £80 E: enquiries.mt@field-studies- E: enquiries.mt@field-studies- non-resident council.org council.org T: 01729 830311 W: bit.ly/mtcourses W: bit.ly/mtcourses E: enquiries.mt@field-studies- council.org WALK COURSE W: bit.ly/mtcourses Tuesday 23 June Friday 26 June WALK 10am - 3pm 10am - 4pm Amazing Orchids Botany Beginnings ‘Light’: Saturday 27 June Natural England and Yorkshire Grasses, Sedges and Rushes 11am - 4pm Wildlife Trust Malham Tarn Field Centre Flowers of Upper Swaledale Ramble One of a series of joint walks Ideal for those who would like to Keld Resource Centre between Natural England and learn more about grasses, sedges Flower identification walk in Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. Orchids are and rushes but do not wish to get too association with Yoredale Natural often a sign of a healthy ecological involved with keys, detailed terminology History Society. Identify up to 100 habitat. On this botanical excursion or hand lenses. We will move at a wild flowers along a scenic walk to we’ll be learning to identify some steady pace, using simple books, and the famous Muker hay meadows. common grassland species and spend a relaxing day discovering the Return to Keld via the Hartlakes route seek out the rarer species found in specialist plants of the limestone dales (an extra 3.5 miles) or catch the bus the area. Sorry, no dogs. as well as common species that can be from Muker. Bring a packed lunch and Location: Colt Park, Ingleborough found around your home. drink. Dogs on leads welcome. National Nature Reserve, LA6 3JF Location: FSC Malham Tarn, Location: Keld Resource Centre, Grade: Moderate Malham Moor, Settle, BD24 9PU DL11 6LJ Age: All (accompanied children) Age: Adults only Grade: Easy - 3.5 miles Booking: Essential Booking: Essential Age: Adults only Cost: Donations welcome Cost: £40 Booking: Essential T: 01904 659570 T: 01729 830311 Cost: £5 E: [email protected] E: enquiries.mt@field-studies- T: 07790 401476 W: www.ywt.org.uk/events council.org E: [email protected] W: bit.ly/mtcourses W: keld.org.uk/eventslist 12 Looking for a special gift? Dedicate a tree at www.ydmt.org/tree-gifts June WALK WALK IDENTIFICATION ACTIVITY Sat 27 and Sun 28 June Tuesday 30 June Tuesday 30 June 1pm - 4pm 11am - 2.30pm 10am - 4pm Wildflowers in Orton-exhibition, Meadow and Woodland Flowers Botanising at Broadrake with verge walk and crafts of Yockenthwaite in Upper Colin Newlands Westmorland Dales Landscape Wharfedale Broadrake Partnership Scheme National Trust Explore Scales Moor SSSI for Discover the wildflowers in Orton. Experience the colours and scents upland bog and moorland species Drop in to Orton Market Hall to view of meadows, limestone pavement around the stunning limestone the Wildflower and Hay Meadow and woodland on a lovely walk pavement on Scales Moor with exhibition. On Sunday take a gentle through Langstrothdale. Please typical fern species amongst the stroll around the quiet lanes in Orton wear suitable outdoor clothing and clints and grikes. Wear sturdy to look at the wildflowers in the sturdy footwear and bring some footwear and suitable clothing for species rich verges. lunch. The walk is about 4 miles variable weather. Bring a packed Location: Orton Market Hall, Orton, with some climbing, though not too lunch; finish with tea and cakes at CA10 3RU much. Children to be acommpanied Broadrake. Sorry, no dogs. Grade: Easy by an adult. No dogs. Location: Broadrake Bunkbarn, Age: All (accompanied children) Location: Meet at Yockenthwaite Chapel-le-Dale, LA6 3AX Booking: Essential for the verge Bridge, BD23 5JH Grade: Moderate walk Grade: Moderate Age: Adults only Cost: Free Age: All (accompanied children) Booking: Essential T: 01539 756620 Booking: Essential Cost: £15 E: [email protected] Cost: £5 per person T: 015242 51002 W: www.thewestmorlanddales.org.uk T: 01729 830416 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] W: www.broadrake.co.uk WALK W: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ yorkshire-dales Sunday 28 June 11am - 2.30pm Meadow and Woodland Flowers of Yockenthwaite in Upper Wharfedale National Trust Experience the colours and scents of meadows, limestone pavement and woodland on a lovely walk through Langstrothdale. Please wear suitable outdoor clothing and sturdy footwear and bring some lunch. The walk is about 4 miles with some climbing, though not too much. Children to be acommpanied by an adult. Sorry no dogs. Location: Meet at Yockenthwaite Bridge, BD23 5JH Grade: Moderate Age: All (accompanied children) Booking: Essential Cost: £5 per person T: 01729 830416 E: [email protected] W: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ yorkshire-dales Buttercup walk Orchid, by Tanya St. Pierre Feeling inspired? Visit www.ydmt.org/support-us to make a difference to the Dales 13 July
IDENTIFICATION ACTIVITY COURSE IDENTIFICATION ACTIVITY Wednesday 1 July Fri 3 - Mon 6 July Saturday 4 July 10am - 2pm 4pm Fri - 3pm Mon 10am - 2pm Bumblebee Identification Training One Third of British Sedges in Bumblebee Identification Training YDMT Bee Together Three Days YDMT Bee Together This one-day course offers Malham Tarn Field Centre This one-day course offers participants an introduction to Learn to identify sedges for surveys, participants an introduction to bee identification with a focus observe a good variety of sedges and bee identification with a focus on on bumblebees. Learn about associated plants in diverse habitats, bumblebees. Learn about bumblebee bumblebee ecology, the basics and practice using identification keys. ecology, the basics of recognising of recognising bees and how to Malham Tarn is superb as it is possible bees and how to identify eight identify eight common bumblebee to see one third of British Sedges common bumblebee species. Gain species. Gain all the skills needed within three miles of the Tarn. A course all the skills needed to carry out to carry out a BeeWalk including for beginners and intermediates. a BeeWalk including planning a planning a transect and recording Location: FSC Malham Tarn, transect and recording and submitting and submitting your results. It is Malham Moor, Settle, BD24 9PU your results. It is recommended that recommended that you bring: Hand Age: Adults only you bring: Hand lens (available to lens (available to borrow if required), Booking: Essential borrow if required), notebook and notebook and pencil, sturdy boots Cost: £350 resident sole occupancy, pencil, sturdy boots and waterproofs, and waterproofs, and your own £320 resident shared occupancy, and your own refreshments. refreshments. £235 non-resident Location: Colt Park Barn, Location: Grassington Devonshire T: 01729 830311 Ingleborough NNR, LA6 3JF Institute, BD23 5AA E: enquiries.mt@field-studies- Age: Adults council.org Age: Adults W: bit.ly/mtcourses Booking: Essential Booking: Essential Cost: Free Cost: Free T: 015242 51002 T: 015242 51002 COURSE E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Fri 3 - Mon 6 July W: www.ydmt.org W: www.ydmt.org 4pm Fri - 3pm Mon Grass Identification EXPLORE OUTDOORS ARTS AND CRAFTS Malham Tarn Field Centre Saturday 4 July With an emphasis on floral Wednesday 1 July characteristics, this course is suitable 10am - 4pm 9.45am - 4.30pm for those who are new to grass Woodland Open Day Willow Curlews with Phil Bradley identification as we will begin with Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust Broadrake an introduction to their structure and This drop in event is a chance to This iconic bird breeds in the rough associated terminology. However, it explore our supporter woodland. pasture around Broadrake. Curving is expected that you will have some See the new trees that have been random weaving fills the framework, experience of identifying plants and planted at Scar House Reservoir to give a full body shape. The using botanical keys. Visits to a variety thanks to generous dedications and neck, head and beak positions can of local habitats will giveyou experience donations from supporters, and find be positioned to give each bird a of using keys and identifying a range out how to dedicate your own tree. unique pose. The organic willow, all of common and less well-known grass Location: Scar House Reservoir, refreshments and lunch is provided. species in the field. HG3 5SW Location: FSC Malham Tarn, Grade: Easy Location: Broadrake Bunkbarn, Malham Moor, Settle, BD24 9PU Chapel-le-Dale, LA6 3AX Age: All (accompanied children) Age: Adults only Booking: Advisable Age: Adults only Booking: Essential Booking: Essential Cost: £350 resident sole occupancy, Cost: Free - donations appreciated Cost: £75 £320 resident shared occupancy, T: 015242 51002 T: 015242 41357 £235 non-resident E: [email protected] E: [email protected] T: 01729 830311 W: ydmt.org/events W: www.broadrake.co.uk E: enquiries.mt@field-studies- council.org W: bit.ly/mtcourses
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EXPLORE OUTDOORS WALK ARTS AND CRAFTS Saturday 4 July Monday 6 July Wed 8 - Thur 9 July 11am - 3pm 10.30am - 3.45pm 9.45am - 4.30pm National Meadows Day at Piper Trees That Tell Settle’s Story Introduction to Botanical Hole Respect Our Old Trees, Settle (ROOTS) Watercolours with Lis Bramwell Cumbria Wildlife Trust This 5 mile walk around Settle and Broadrake Come and celebrate National villages will focus on iconic local Suitable for beginners, or those Meadows Day at Cumbria’s trees which tell the story of the wanting to gain more confidence with Coronation Meadow at Piper local landscape, its history and botanical detail, exploring watercolour Hole Farm. Sign up for walks and development. The walk is easy mixing & application, capturing meadow activities. Refreshments to moderate, with some stiles leaf, petal & bud shapes, ready available. and some sections which may be for you to put these skills together Location: Piper Hole, muddy after rain. There is one short in a plant portrait on the second Ravenstonedale, Kirkby Stephen, ‘scramble’, which is optional, and day. All refreshments included but Cumbria CA17 4NN the walk is mainly low gradient with please bring your own packed lunch. Grade: Moderate just one ascent / descent of about Location: Broadrake Bunkbarn, Age: All (accompanied children) 50 metres. There will be several Chapel-le-Dale, LA6 3AX Booking: None short stops as well as a lunch break. Age: Adults only Cost: Free Please bring a packed lunch and Booking: Essential T: 01539 816300 adequate footwear. No dogs. Cost: £110 for 2 days E: [email protected] Location: Settle Station, BD24 9FJ T: 015242 41357 W: www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk Grade: Moderate - 5 miles E: [email protected] Age: All (accompanied children) W: www.broadrake.co.uk Booking: Advisable Cost: £3, children under 12 go free IDENTIFICATION ACTIVITY T: 07772640744 (Tess McMahon) COURSE E: [email protected] Fri 10 - Sun 12 July Saturday 4 July 4pm Fri - 3pm Sun 10am - 12 noon WALK Walking and Wellbeing Meadow Mayhem Tuesday 7 July Malham Tarn Field Centre Foxglove Covert LNR 10am - 3pm Practice mindfulness and connect Celebrate National Meadows Day! with nature whilst being guided Join us for a morning exploring the Beautiful Butterflies at Brae Natural England and Yorkshire by skilled and trained mindfulness many wildflower meadows found at teacher, Martin Summerfield. You Foxglove. We will be learning how to Wildlife Trust One of a series of joint walks will be invited to take part in simple ID wildflowers and grasses, as well mindful movements and breathing as sweep netting for butterflies and between Natural England and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. This exercises and you will engage insects and identifying them. your senses in walking in the local A minimum donation of £5 per person excursion to Brae Pasture and Ingleborough NNR will look at the landscape to fully calm and relax in advance to guarantee a place. yourself. Card payments can be taken by butterflies and pollinator plants found here. We’ll talk about how we’re Location: FSC Malham Tarn, phone. working to assist the rarer species to Malham Moor, Settle, BD24 9PU Location: Foxglove Covert LNR, thrive and if the weather is suitable Age: Adults only DL9 3PZ we hope to identify a few on the Booking: Essential Grade: Easy - 2 miles wing. Sorry, no dogs. Cost: £260 resident sole occupancy, Age: All (accompanied children) Location: Brae Pasture nature reserve, £230 resident shared occupancy, Booking: Essential nr Horton-in-Ribblesdale, BD24 0HU £150 non-resident Cost: Suggested donation £5 Grade: Moderate T: 01729 830311 T: 01748 830045 Age: All (accompanied children) E: enquiries.mt@field-studies- E: [email protected] Booking: Essential council.org W: foxglovecovert.org.uk Cost: Donation W: bit.ly/mtcourses T: 01904 659570 E: [email protected] W: www.ywt.org.uk/events
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COURSE COURSE WALK Fri 10 - Mon 13 July Fri 10 - Mon 13 July Wednesday 15 July 4pm Fri - 3pm Mon 4pm Fri - 3pm Mon 9.45am - 4pm Wildlife Tracking Yorkshire Dales Summertime Woodale Wellbeing Walk Malham Tarn Field Centre Flowers, Scenery and Natural History Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust A detailed look at tracks and signs Malham Tarn Field Centre Feeling stressed and want to left by a range of birds, mammals, The beautiful scenery of the Yorkshire reconnect with nature? Then join herptiles and invertebrates. Tracking Dales is a result of the geology, us on this circular ‘zen’ walk around develops our ability to observe history, climate and current land Scar House Reservoir. Take part in subtle details and connect them to use. We shall go for visits and walks mindfulness exercises along the way landscape-scale patterns. You will in the Dales with their valleys and in one of Nidderdale’s most iconic build confidence in sign recognition villages, and look at the flowers we settings. Packed lunch and sturdy and interpretation while learning find en route, finding out how the rock shoes required. practical applications of tracking for type affects the vegetation. We will Location: Scar House Reservoir, conservation and education as well as also explore other aspects of natural HG3 5SW simple enjoyment of the natural world. history - from birds to lichens and Grade: Moderate - 6 miles Location: FSC Malham Tarn, ferns - and these elements will be Age: All (accompanied children) Malham Moor, Settle, BD24 9PU tailored to the interests of the group. Booking: Essential Age: Adults only Location: FSC Malham Tarn, Cost: Free - suggested donation Booking: Essential Malham Moor, Settle, BD24 9PU of £15 Cost: £350 resident sole occupancy, Age: Adults only T: 015242 51002 £320 resident shared occupancy, Booking: Essential E: [email protected] £235 non-resident Cost: £350 resident sole occupancy, W: ydmt.org/events T: 01729 830311 £320 resident shared occupancy, E: enquiries.mt@field-studies- £235 non-resident WALK council.org T: 01729 830311 W: bit.ly/mtcourses E: enquiries.mt@field-studies- Saturday 18 July council.org 11am - 4pm W: bit.ly/mtcourses Muker to Oxnop Gill Circular Keld Resource Centre IDENTIFICATION ACTIVITY A pleasant walk from Muker down to Ivelet Bridge, then climbing up Tuesday 14 July Oxnop Gill to return to Muker via 10am - 4pm Rash. Meadows, moorland and Botanising at Broadrake with Colin mixed woodland with lovely views Newlands of Kisdon. Please bring a packed Broadrake lunch. Dogs welcome on leads. A short (2-3 miles) circular walk to Ivescar via Gategirk Cave area to Location: Farmers Arms, Muker, explore the rough pastures around Chapel-le-Dale, LA6 3AX Broadrake with grasses, sedges, Grade: Moderate - 6 miles rushes and typical limestone flora. Age: Adults only Wear sturdy footwear and suitable Booking: Advisable clothing for variable weather. Bring Cost: £5 a packed lunch; finish with tea and T: 07790 401476 cakes at Broadrake. Sorry, no dogs. E: [email protected] Location: Broadrake Bunkbarn, W: keld.org.uk/eventslist Chapel-le-Dale, LA6 3AX Grade: Moderate Age: Adults only Booking: Essential Cost: £15 T: 015242 51002 E: [email protected] Muker meadow walk W: www.broadrake.co.uk
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EXPLORE OUTDOORS WALK COURSE Fri 24 - Mon 27 July Saturday 25 July Mon 27 - Fri 31 July 4pm Fri - 3pm Mon 1pm - 4pm 4pm Mon - 5pm Fri Malhamdale: Family Wildlife Every Barn Tells a Story Butterflies and Moths Explorers Keld Resource Centre Malham Tarn Field Centre Malham Tarn Field Centre A guided walk from Keld to Angram The unique diversity of habitat around Over this long weekend you will and back exploring the history Malham Tarn contributes to an journey into, through and around behind the many barns in Upper interesting selection of Lepidoptera. some of the most spectacular Swaledale, which formed part of a Many nationally-scarce moths scenery that England has to offer, self-sustaining farming system. No associated with fens, mosses and and get to see some of the country’s lunch stop, please bring a drink. moorland can be found, as well as a rarest wildlife along the way. Our Location: Keld Resource Centre, small selection of special butterflies. experienced tutors will tailor the DL11 6LJ Learn about the ecology of nationally itinerary to suit the ages and abilities Grade: Moderate - 5 miles significant species and how to identify of the group. Age: Adults only them. Location: FSC Malham Tarn, Booking: Advisable Location: FSC Malham Tarn, Malham Moor, Settle, BD24 9PU Cost: £5 Malham Moor, Settle, BD24 9PU Age: All (accompanied children) T: 07790 401476 Age: Adults only Booking: Essential E: [email protected] Booking: Essential Cost: £150 per adult, £100 per child W: keld.org.uk/eventslist Cost: £495 resident sole occupancy, T: 01729 830311 £465 resident shared occupancy, E: enquiries.mt@field-studies- WALK £325 non-resident council.org T: 01729 830311 W: bit.ly/mtcourses Saturday 25 July E: enquiries.mt@field-studies- 10.30am - 1pm or 2pm - 4.30pm council.org Secret Squirrel W: bit.ly/mtcourses Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority WALK A fascinating guided walk in search of the charming red squirrels of Wednesday 29 July Wensleydale and other wildlife. Join 11am - 2pm our volunteer rangers on a search Waterfalls and Views around the for tracks and signs of wildlife, Head of Wharfedale ending at the Snaizeholme red Yorkshire Dales National Park squirrel view point. This is a must for Authority wildlife spotters and photographers. Join us for a walk from Buckden Don’t forget your binoculars! Walk along the river and up the Happy will have lots of stops, some uneven Valley with its waterfalls. We will ground and steps. No dogs. Price then take the path around the head includes transport to Snaizeholme. of Wharfedale with wonderful views Location: Dales Countryside down this glaciated valley. Walk Museum, Hawes, DL8 3NT includes steep sections and some Grade: Easy stiles. Please bring a packed lunch. Age: All (accompanied children) Location: Buckden National Park Booking: Essential Car Park, BD23 5JA Cost: £8 adults, £3 children. Grade: Moderate - 6 miles T: 0300 4560030 Age: All (accompanied children) E: [email protected] Booking: Advisable W: www.yorkshiredales.org.uk Cost: £6 adults, uner 18 free T: 0300 4560030 Dark Green Fritillary on globe thistle, E: [email protected] by Tanya St Pierre W: www.yorkshiredales.org.uk
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WORKSHOP EXPLORE OUTDOORS WALK Wednesday 5 August Saturday 8 August Wednesday 19 August 10.30am - 3.30pm 10am - 4pm 8pm - 10pm Field-Scale Hay Meadow Woodland Open Day The Bats of Hudswell Woods Restoration Workshop Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust National Trust Forest of Bowland AONB This drop in event is a chance A walk at dusk to view our nocturnal Wild flower rich meadows are declining to explore our newest supporter woodlanders and learn about these rapidly, but can be restored and woodland. See the new trees special creatures. Wear appropriate managed to benefit biodiversity and that have been planted at Low outdoor clothing and sturdy footwear produce top quality hay. Detailed Branthwaites, near Sedbergh, as surfaces are uneven. Please workshop covering hay meadow thanks to generous dedications and bring a torch and insect repellent. restoration and management methods donations from supporters, and find Sorry no dogs. used in the Forest of Bowland AONB out how to dedicate your own tree. Location: Meet at Round Howe car Hay Time restoration projects, from Location: Low Branthwaites, LA10 park, (Pay and Display, not National green hay transfer to seed addition, 5JR. Parking details to be supplied. Trust) DL10 4TJ. and best management practice. Ideal Grade: Easy Grade: Easy for land owners and practitioners Age: All (accompanied children) Age: All (accompanied children) looking to gain knowledge on creating, Booking: Advisable Booking: Essential restoring and managing species rich Cost: Free - donations welcome Cost: £5 per person hay meadows. No dogs please. T: 015242 51002 T: 01729 830416 Location: Bell Sykes farm, E: [email protected] E: yorkshiredales@nationaltrust. Slaidburn, BB7 3AQ W: ydmt.org/events org.uk Grade: Easy W: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ Age: Adults only yorkshire-dales Booking: Essential Cost: £60 including refreshments T: 01200 448000 WALK E: [email protected] W: www.forestofbowland.com/Hay- Sunday 23 August Time-Project-0 11am - 4.30pm Dairy Days Carperby Walk WORKSHOP Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority Thursday 6 August Join us on this walk covering 9.45am - 4.30pm thousands of years of dairying Scything with Steve Tomlin history and with a spectacular castle Broadrake at its heart. Starting in Carperby, The Austrian scythe is the perfect, heading out across medieval field ergonomic tool, and you will set it systems to Castle Bolton then return up to fit your body correctly, before via the moor with its remains of mastering basic stroke skills and prehistoric farming. Footpaths are posture to ensure efficient mowing rough and includes stiles. Please techniques. All refreshments and bring packed lunch. No dogs. lunch are included. There will be an Location: Wheatsheaf Inn, Main opportunity to buy the scythe you Street, Carperby, DL8 4DF use on the day. Grade: Moderate Location: Broadrake Bunkbarn, Age: All (accompanied children) Chapel-le-Dale, LA6 3AX Booking: Advisable Age: Adults only Cost: £6 adults, under 18 free Booking: Essential T: 01969 662910 Cost: £80 E: [email protected] T: 015242 41357 W: www.yorkshiredales.org.uk E: [email protected] W: www.broadrake.co.uk
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ARTS AND CRAFTS WALK EXHIBITION Mon 24 - Fri 28 August Thursday 27 August Sat 29 August - Wed 2 September 4pm Mon - 3pm Fri 8pm - 10pm 11am - 5pm Landscape Adventures in Bats Around Aysgarth Falls Buckden Art Group 30th Annual Watermedia Yorkshire Dales National Park Exhibition Malham Tarn Field Centre Authority Buckden Art Group Have a fabulous time immersed Love bats? Come on a short walk Art Exhibition of Original Paintings in the spectacular scenery of the looking for bats around Aysgarth Location: Buckden Village Institute, Yorkshire Dales, visiting a variety of Falls and Freeholders Wood with BD23 5JA local places of interest and painting Tony from our Wildlife team. We Age: All (accompanied children) your response to the landscape in will walk down to the river and Booking: None Watermedia. Learn easy specific through the woods to discover Cost: Free Admission with techniques to bring vitality and where our bats like to fly and to donations to the Yorkshire Air strength to your painting and be learn more about these wonderful Ambulance charity inspired as you watch your art animals. Please bring a torch and T: 01756 760259 progress. be prepared to stand outside. This E: [email protected] Location: FSC Malham Tarn, event will be cancelled in the event Malham Moor, Settle, BD24 9PU of wet weather and high winds. Age: Adults only Location: Aysgarth Falls National Booking: Essential Park Centre, DL8 3TH Cost: £465 resident sole occupancy, Grade: Easy £435 resident shared occupancy, Age: All (accompanied children) £310 non-resident Booking: Essential T: 01729 830311 Cost: £6 adults, 18 and under free E: enquiries.mt@field-studies-council. T: 01969 662910 org E: [email protected] W: bit.ly/mtcourses W: www.yorkshiredales.org.uk WALK Wednesday 26 August 8pm - 10pm The Bats of Upper Wharfedale National Trust A dusk walk to see, hear and learn a bit more about these special nocturnal creatures. Wear appropriate outdoor clothing and sturdy footwear. Sorry no dogs. Location: Meet at Buckden National Park car park (not National Trust - pay and display) BD23 5JA Grade: Easy Age: All (accompanied children) Booking: Essential Cost: £5 per person T: 01729 830416 E: yorkshiredales@nationaltrust. org.uk W: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ yorkshire-dales
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WALK ARTS AND CRAFTS WALK Wednesday 2 September Saturday 5 September Wednesday 9 September 8pm - 10pm 10am - 5pm 8pm - 10pm The Bats of Malham Tarn Painting with the Landscape Bats around Grassington National Trust Malham Tarn Field Centre Yorkshire Dales National Park Take a walk and learn about our Come and spend some time Authority special nocturnal neighbours and developing your painting skills in a Love bats? Come on a short walk listen to their conversations using bat relaxing, supportive environment, looking for bats around Grassington detectors. Wear appropriate outdoor on a day spent drawing and painting with Tony from our Wildlife team. clothing and sturdy footwear. Please in the workroom or outside in the We will walk down to the river bring a torch (no head torches) and landscape. Workshops are open and around the village to discover insect repellent. Sorry no dogs. to all and numbers are kept low, where our bats like to fly and to Meet: Meet Malham Tarn Estate to allow the day to be individually learn more about these wonderful Office, Waterhouses, BD24 9PT tailored to ability. animals. Please bring a torch and Grade: Easy Location: FSC Malham Tarn, be prepared to stand outside. This Age: All (accompanied children) Malham Moor, Settle, BD24 9PU event will be cancelled in the event Booking: Essential Age: Adults only of wet weather and high winds. Cost: £5 per person Booking: Essential Meet: Grassington National Park T: 01729 830416 Cost: £65 Centre, BD23 5LB E: [email protected] T: 01729 830311 Grade: Easy W: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ E: enquiries.mt@field-studies- Age: All (accompanied children) yorkshire-dales council.org Booking: Essential W: bit.ly/mtcourses Cost: £6 aduts, under 18 free ARTS AND CRAFTS T: 0300 4560030 ARTS AND CRAFTS E: [email protected] Fri 4 - Sun 6 September W: www.yorkshiredales.org.uk 4pm Fri - 3pm Sun Saturday 5 September Our Yorkshire: Landscape Studies 10am - 5pm ARTS AND CRAFTS in the Style of David Hockney Botany Beginnings: Trees and Shrubs Thursday 10 September Malham Tarn Field Centre 9.45am - 4.30pm Combine your love of walking and Malham Tarn Field Centre drawing. We will go out and explore This course will leave you confident Sharpening skills for Spoon the local landscape each morning in your ability to identify many of our Carvers on foot taking photographs and common tree and shrub species. Broadrake making fast sketches. This will Together we shall explore the area Steve Tomlin will demonstrate be followed by an afternoon and around Tarn House and learn handy sharpening techniques for axes, evening creating finished colour tips on how to identify tree and shrub hook and straight knife blades using drawings in a sketchbook style using species. Samples of other common graded sanding blocks, wetstones, coloured pencil and watercolour, species will be available and tips on with honing paste & leather stropping with particular reference to David winter identification will be given. for finishing. During the day, your Hockney’s My Yorkshire series. Location: FSC Malham Tarn, newly sharpened tools can be put Location: FSC Malham Tarn, Malham Moor, Settle, BD24 9PU to test to make simple spreaders Malham Moor, Settle, BD24 9PU Age: Adults only and/or a stirring spoon. All tools, Age: Adults only Booking: Essential refreshments and lunch included. Booking: Essential Cost: £40 Location: Broadrake Bunkbarn, Cost: £260 resident sole occupancy, T: 01729 830311 Chapel-le-Dale, LA6 3AX £230 resident shared occupancy, E: enquiries.mt@field-studies- Age: Adults only £150 non-resident council.org Booking: Essential T: 01729 830311 W: bit.ly/mtcourses Cost: £85 E: enquiries.mt@field-studies- T: 015242 41357 council.org E: [email protected] W: bit.ly/mtcourses W: www.broadrake.co.uk
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ARTS AND CRAFTS WORKSHOP ARTS AND CRAFTS Friday 11 September Friday 18 September Fri 18 - Sun 20 September 9.45am - 4.30pm 10am - 1pm 4pm Fri - 3pm Sun Improvers Spoon Carving Wildflower Propagation Writing in the Wild Broadrake Broadrake Malham Tarn Field Centre The Improvers Day allows you to Local seed collecting, cleaning, In this creative writing course, we will refresh your axe skills safely and sowing, pricking out and plug investigate the relationship between efficiently, on a cranked eating planting methods have been landscape and narrative, explore spoon blank. Steve will reinforce employed at Broadrake and will be techniques to best define and the different knife cuts, guiding discussed & demonstrated. There describe landscape and consider you through the best ways to work will be an opportunity to sow a few how the physical environment can around the spoon’s curves, going varieties in your own container to be used to convey human emotion with the grain. The price includes all take home, using our peat-free and experience. This workshop is materials, refreshments and lunch. compost ‘mix’. Lunch is included, open to emerging and experienced Location: Broadrake Bunkbarn, funded by Stories in Stone. writers. Chapel-le-Dale, LA6 3AX Location: Broadrake Bunkbarn, Location: FSC Malham Tarn, Age: Adults only Chapel-le-Dale, LA6 3AX Malham Moor, Settle, BD24 9PU Booking: Essential Age: Adults only Age: Adults only Cost: £85 Booking: Essential Booking: Essential T: 015242 41357 Cost: Free Cost: £260 resident sole occupancy, E: [email protected] T: 015242 51002 £230 resident shared occupancy, W: www.broadrake.co.uk E: [email protected] £150 non-resident W: storiesinstone.org.uk T: 01729 830311 WORKSHOP E: enquiries.mt@field-studies- COURSE council.org Monday 14 September W: bit.ly/mtcourses 10am - 1pm Fri 18 - Sun 20 September Wildflower seed collection and 4pm Fri - 3pm Sun WALK propagation Walking and Wellbeing Cumbria Wildlife Trust Malham Tarn Field Centre Sunday 20 September A practical information session Practice mindfulness and connect 1pm - 4pm with Kendal Wildflower which will with nature whilst being guided by Whey Hey! give participant an insight into the skilled and trained mindfulness Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority methods of collecting, storing and teacher, Martin Summerfield. You Head out on a walk from Dales progpagating seed from meadow will be invited to take part in simple Countryside Museum, where The species of wildflowers. mindful movements and breathing Final Bite will be held as part of Location: Newbiggin-on-Lune Public exercises and you will engage the Cheese Festival 2020, before Hall, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4NT your senses in walking in the local heading out on a guided walk led Grade: Moderate landscape to fully calm and relax by our Dales Volunteers, calling at Age: Adults only yourself. the Wensleydale Creamery before Booking: Essential Location: FSC Malham Tarn, making your way along the Pennine Cost: Free Malham Moor, Settle, BD24 9PU Way to Hardraw. We’ll visit a farm to T: 01539 816300 Age: Adults only learn about milking and return either E: [email protected] Booking: Essential via Simonstone or the Pennine Way. W: www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk Cost: £260 resident sole occupancy, Entry to Museum is free. £230 resident shared occupancy, Meet: Dales Countryside Museum, £150 non-resident Hawes, DL8 3NT T: 01729 830311 Grade: Moderate - 2.5 miles E: enquiries.mt@field-studies- Age: All (accompanied children) council.org Booking: Advisable W: bit.ly/mtcourses Cost: £6 adults, under 18 free T: 0300 4560030 E: [email protected] Green veined butterfly, by Tanya St Pierre W: www.yorkshiredales.org.uk
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WALK WORKSHOP WALK Sunday 20 September Wednesdsay 23 September Sunday 27 September 10.30am - 3pm 10.30am - 3.30pm 10.30am - 1pm or 2pm - 4.30pm The Landscape of Crummackdale Creating mini meadows for Secret Squirrel and Moughton wildlife Yorkshire Dales National Park Yorkshire Dales National Park Forest of Bowland AONB Authority Authority Even the smallest patch of species rich A fascinating guided walk in search A walk to little-known Crummackdale grassland is a haven for biodiversity. of the charming red squirrels of with its fascinating geology and In-depth workshop covering most Wensleydale and other wildlife. Join ancient settlement sites. See aspects of small scale wildflower our volunteer rangers on a search folded rocks, an unconformity and meadow creation and management. for tracks and signs of wildlife, a fossil waterfall, returning over the Topics will include ground preparation, ending at the Snaizeholme red lower part of Moughton’s limestone seed collection and sowing, identifying squirrel view point. This is a must for plateau. Route is on good paths with suitable species, propagation and plug wildlife spotters and photographers. planting, and the annual cycle and Do’t forget your binoculars! Walk some uneven ground and stiles, plus management of a hay meadow. Gain two steep climbs. Bring a packed will have lots of stops, some uneven knowledge on creating, restoring and ground and steps. No dogs. Price lunch. managing species rich mini-meadows. Meet: Horton-in-Ribblesdale Station, includes transport to Snaizeholme. Location: Bell Sykes farm, Slaidburn, Meet: Dales Countryside Museum, BD24 0HL BB7 3AQ Grade: Moderate Grade: Easy Hawes, DL8 3TH Age: All (accompanied children) Age: Adults only Grade: Easy Booking: Advisable Booking: Essential Age: All (accompanied children) Cost: £6 adults, under 18 free Cost: £60 including refreshments Booking: Essential T: 0300 4560030 T: 01200 448000 Cost: £8 adults, £3 children. E: [email protected] E: [email protected] T: 0300 4560030 W: www.yorkshiredales.org.uk W: www.forestofbowland.com/Hay- E: [email protected] Time-Project-0 W: www.yorkshiredales.org.uk ARTS AND CRAFTS WALK WALK Friday 2 October Saturday 10 October Saturday 17 October 9am - 4.30pm 11.45am - 2.30pm 1.30pm - 4.30pm Small Hurdle Gates The Industrial Past of Ribblesdale The Industrial Past of Ribblesdale Broadrake and the Leaping Salmon and the Leaping Salmon Working in pairs, you will use fresh Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority greenwood logs, splitting chisels, A walk along the River Ribble to A walk along the River Ribble to mallets, froes, axes, shave horses explore the legacy of the industries explore the legacy of the industries and draw knives to make a small which depended on the river in which depended on the river in hurdle gate in this new, one-day the past. We will vist the Craven the past. We will vist the Craven course for two people. £150 for 2 Limeworks and Langcliffe, a quiet Limeworks and Langcliffe, a quiet persons, to include all refreshments village with a suprisingly violent village with a suprisingly violent & lunch. A small material charge will past. The walk includes a visit to past. The walk includes a visit to be made. Stainforth Force where, with luck, Stainforth Force where, with luck, Location: Broadrake Bunkbarn, we will see salmon leaping up the we will see salmon leaping up the waterfall. A relatively flat walk, some waterfall. A relatively flat walk, some Chapel-le-Dale, LA6 3AX stiles. No dogs. stiles. No dogs. Grade: Moderate - 4 miles Location: Stainforth YDNPA Car Location: Stainforth YDNPA Car Age: Adults only Park, BD24 9PF Park, BD24 9PF Booking: Essential Grade: Moderate Grade: Moderate Cost: £150 for 2 persons Age: All (accompanied children) Age: All (accompanied children) T: 015242 41357 Booking: Essential Booking: Essential E: [email protected] Cost: £6 adults, under 18 free Cost: £6 adults, under 18 free W: www.broadrake.co.uk T: 0300 4560030 T: 0300 4560030 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] W: www.yorkshiredales.org.uk W: www.yorkshiredales.org.uk
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