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WILDFLOWER & NATURE EVENTS FOR EVERYONE APRIL-OCTOBER 2020 YOUR FREE GUIDE JUST THE [AforNSWER over 160 years [ Mr Willetts “Excellent customer service. The product was described well, was Choose from competitively priced, our network of 30 branches very quick delivery and Visit www.jtatkinson.co.uk/branchlocator purchasing online could Open 6 days a week not have been easier. Mon - Fri 7.30am - 5pm Sat 8am - 12pm An excellent company Free Delivery to deal with.” on orders over £50 (ex VAT) Order online to receive next day* 30 branch network Visit www.jtatkinson.co.uk/branchlocator 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 Give a Living Bouquet wildflower gift for £25 and help create a precious piece of wildflower meadow, home to wildflowers, bumblebees, birds and butterflies. livingbouquet.co.uk 4 About Us 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. 5 April 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 6 Keep up to date with our news: follow us on @ydmt.news @ydmt May 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.