Dales National Park Management Plan 2013-18 (revised March 2016)

one of Britain’s breathing spaces National Park Management Plan Steering Group

Craven District Council Forestry Commission

Cumbria County Council Natural

North Yorkshire County Council Farmer Network

Richmondshire District Council Dales Rural Estates Network

Dales Tourism South Lakeland District Council Business Network Dales Tourism Business Network

Yorkshire Dales English Heritage National Park Authority

Environment Agency Yorkshire Dales Society

Contents

Message from the Steering Group 03 Introduction 04 Our Vision 06 Objectives 08 Special qualities of the Yorkshire Dales National Park 14 National Park Management Plan - implementing organisations 18

02 Message from the Steering Group

Home to stunning scenery, wonderful wildlife and rich heritage, resilient, self- reliant and welcoming communities, and brilliant opportunities for recreation, the Yorkshire Dales National Park is a very special place

This Management Plan sets out our ambitions for how the National Park will be looked after over the next five to ten years. It will guide and focus the work that we will do to secure a prosperous future for the National Park and its communities.

These are challenging times. Our long- term ambitions remain undimmed. However, this is not the time for grandiose proposals, wishful thinking, or endless words. This Plan is focused on Through a hole in the wall Photographed by Charlene Doumani the things that we can do, and which we believe can make a real difference. It is a statement of intent, not a catalogue that give up their time to volunteer; The success of this Management Plan of everything that we think. the people who visit and love this will be dependent on everyone who National Park. cares about the National Park helping The Plan is for the National Park but to secure and enhance its future to it is, unashamedly, about people. It The people who live and work in the ensure it is a place to be proud of for reflects the views and aspirations of the Yorkshire Dales National Park are generations to come. people that live and work here, as well immensely proud of it, and many of the as those who visit. But, more than that, people who visit feel closely connected We look forward to working together it reflects the fact that people are at the to this remarkable place. to help achieve that. heart of looking after this special place: the people who farm, manage and own We would like to thank all those Peter Charlesworth the land; the people who live in and individuals and organisations that have Chair of the Steering Group own the buildings; the people who own contributed their time, energy and and work in the businesses; the people passion to the development of this Plan.

“The success of this Management Plan will be dependent on everyone who cares about the National Park helping to secure “ and enhance its future. 03 Introduction

National Parks The landscapes of National Parks have the National Park Management Plan National Parks contain the most been home to communities and industry and the achievement of its objectives. for thousands of years, and continue beautiful, spectacular and dramatic This National Park Management Plan areas of countryside in England. to be so. The National Park Authorities, therefore, also have a duty under was produced by a partnership - the They are landscapes of national Section 62(1) of the Environment Act: Management Plan Steering Group. It importance and their designation includes environmental bodies (such as gives them the highest status for the • in taking forward the national park Natural England and the Environment conservation of landscape and scenic purposes, [to] seek to foster the Agency), local authorities (district and beauty. They also contain fantastic economic and social well-being county councils), the voluntary sector, opportunities for recreation and millions of local communities within the and representatives of local businesses of visitors enjoy their qualities every National Park. (farmers, landowners and tourism). year. The most recent statutory guidance on The review has involved many The Yorkshire Dales National Park the English National Parks is set out in elements: widespread public was designated in 1954 and is one of ‘English National Parks and the Broads consultation; evidence gathering; ten National Parks in England, which – UK Government Vision and Circular and direct involvement of a range of cover around 9.3% of the country. The 2010’. individuals and organisations in drafting vast majority of its land is in private a new Vision and objectives. ownership. National Park Management Plan The consultation results, detailed evidence reports and a full description National Park statutory There is a statutory duty to review the of the review process are all available at purposes and duty National Park Management Plan “at www.yorkshiredalesmanagementplan. The statutory purposes of English intervals of not more than five years” org.uk. National Parks are set out in Section 61 (s66 of the Environment Act 1995). of the Environment Act 1995. Links to other plans and The National Park Circular makes clear These are: legislation that the National Park Management • to conserve and enhance the Plan is the single most important The National Park Management Plan is natural beauty, wildlife, and document for each National Park. It a high-level, strategic document that cultural heritage of the national should set out the vision, strategic aims to set out a clear ‘direction of parks; policies and outcomes for the National travel’ on a number of key issues within Park over the long term. It should also the National Park. In doing so it: • to promote opportunities for the understanding and enjoyment ensure that National Park purposes are • reflects and takes forward relevant of the special qualities [of the being delivered. national and international policies, such as the European Landscape Convention, national parks] by the public. It is a plan for the National Park - its taking into account local circumstances. The purposes are underpinned in law by communities, businesses, visitors and These policies are identified in the the ‘Sandford Principle’. This makes it the many organisations that operate detailed evidence reports on the clear that the first purpose should take there. It requires all who have an website. precedence over the second in cases interest in the National Park to work of irreconcilable conflict. together to achieve its aspirations. • takes account of the existing policies The Government expects public and strategies of a range of local agencies and authorities active within bodies. or bordering a National Park to • gives effect to, and is bound by, co-operate in the development of National Park purposes. All the

objectives should be read to mean

04 Through the fields, Muker Photographed by Mat Robinson

that they will be delivered in a way that • Accountability. The Management meets National Park purposes and the Plan lists the main bodies that will contribute to its delivery. Wherever “ associated duty. A traditional pastoral landscape possible, the objectives in the Plan • establishes a framework for the “created by livestock farmers include measurable targets that will over several centuries. detailed policies, plans and strategies allow progress to be meaningfully of the Yorkshire Dales National assessed and publicly reported Park Authority and many other (see below). organisations. Again, many of these plans are listed in the detailed evidence Sustainability Appraisal Monitoring and reports. and Habitats Regulations reporting progress • does not override any other specific Assessment We intend that this will be a dynamic legislative requirements or consent The preparation of this Management Management Plan – a set of documents processes. Plan was subject to a Sustainability that will be used and re-used. We Appraisal. This Appraisal tested the will use it to hold ourselves and other Guiding principles implications of the objectives and made organisations to account. It will also The following principles underpin every recommendations on their potential need to be capable of adjustment aspect of this Management Plan: impact on sustainable development where necessary to reflect significant – including any impacts on the changes in circumstance that we cannot • Working with, and through, local environment. In turn, these impacts yet envisage. people. With 95% of the National Park were taken into account in drafting the in private ownership, local people will final objectives. We will use the National Park be at the heart of the delivery of most Management Plan website (see below) A Habitats Regulations Assessment was of the objectives set out in this Plan. to provide regular updates of progress also completed. This was undertaken The Plan sets out what the relevant in implementing every objective, as well to assess whether any of the objectives organisations (be they public, private as a comprehensive annual progress might have an impact on conservation or voluntary) are going to do to help sites designated under the European report. The website will also provide and encourage people to achieve those Habitats Directive, which are of links to the work of all the organisations objectives. exceptional importance in respect of on the Steering Group, and others who • Clarity of focus. The Management rare, endangered or vulnerable natural are leading the delivery of particular Plan does not attempt to catalogue habitats and species. objectives. everything that might happen in the next five years. Nor does it attempt The Sustainability Appraisal and Habitats to set out the detail of how each objective will be delivered (that is Regulations Assessment have both been published already, or soon will be, contained in alongside this National Park Management Plan at supporting strategies, such as the Local www.yorkshiredalesmanagementplan.org.uk. Biodiversity Action Plan and the Access and Recreation Strategy). Instead, it focuses on identifying the key high level objectives that will be implemented by a range of organisations.

05 Our Vision

Through their passion for this special place, local people and businesses will keep the Yorkshire Dales National Park a thriving area. Its unique cultural landscape will be treasured for its stunning scenery, exceptional heritage and wonderful wildlife, and every year millions of people will be inspired to be a part of it. Swallow fledglings Photographed by David Higgins

By 2040, it will be:

Providing an outstanding A distinctive, living, range of benefits for the working, cultural landscape Home to the finest nation based on its natural that tells the ongoing story variety of wildlife resources, landscape and of generations of people in England. cultural heritage, which interacting with their underpin a flourishing environment. local economy.

A friendly, open and Resilient and responsive Home to strong, self- welcoming place to the impacts of climate reliant and balanced with outstanding change, storing more communities with good opportunities to enjoy carbon each year than access to the services its special qualities. it produces. they need.

Each element of this Vision carries equal weight. The following sections set out the specific objectives that we intend to achieve over the next five to ten years to make progress towards the six elements of our Vision. As might be expected given the integrated approach that has been taken in developing this Management Plan, every objective will help to deliver at least two, and often more, of the elements of the Vision. The objectives should, therefore, be considered as a whole 06 rather than section by section.

“Extensive areas where a

true sense of tranquillity, remoteness and solitude can still be found, which “ is rare in England today.

A Sedimentary Dusk Photographed by Steven Glover 07 Objectives

A distinctive, living, working cultural landscape that tells the ongoing story of generations of people interacting with their environment

A1 Support farmers and A5 Maintain the National Park as a A8 Use the Historic Environment landowners to deliver a wide range of place where a true sense of tranquillity, Record to research, record and promote environmental benefits by maintaining remoteness and solitude can be the stories of the National Park area, at least 80% of the National Park in found, and, over the period of this and carry out and co-ordinate regular basic ‘Environmental Stewardship’ Management Plan, implement a range surveys of important historic structures agreements and increasing the area of measures to enhance and promote and landscapes. covered by enhanced management enjoyment of its dark skies. agreements to at least 55% by 2017. A9 Reduce the impact on the A6 Establish a professional network landscape of overhead lines and A2 Help people to conserve, to encourage innovative, high-quality associated equipment, including putting enhance and bring back into use the and more sustainable building design at least another 10km of existing power most important historic sites, buildings that complements the distinctive lines underground by 2018. and structures in the National Park so character of the Yorkshire Dales that no more than 70 listed buildings, National Park, and publish new design A10 Support projects that 15 scheduled monuments, and no guidelines by 2016. enhance and promote the National conservation areas are ‘at risk’ by 2020. Park’s distinctive landscape, geology A7 Support local communities and cultural heritage, including A3 By 2015, provide clear guidance to establish the extent of potential delivery of large-scale projects such on which traditional farm buildings threats to the historic environment as the Ingleborough Dales Landscape should be a focus for public investment, from heritage crime (such as theft and Partnership to enhance the wider and those that can best be adapted for vandalism) and promote measures to landscape of Ribblesdale and Chapel-le- re-use or allowed to decline. help reduce it. Dale by 2019.

A4 Secure the contribution that traditional field barns and drystone walls make to the National Park, including establishing a local partnership to identify and implement positive measures to enhance the Swaledale-Arkengarthdale Barns and Walls Conservation Area so that by 2016 it is no longer considered ‘at risk’.

08 Bales on tow Photographed by Gordon Nowell A friendly, open and welcoming place with outstanding opportunities to enjoy its special qualities

B1 Promote the Yorkshire Dales National Park as a leading sustainable tourism destination in the UK, renowned for its local distinctiveness.

B2 Maintain and promote the network of public rights of way – including the Pennine Way, Pennine Bridleway and other recognised regional routes and trails − so that, on average, 90% are ‘easy to use’ each year.

B3 Maintain and keep under review appropriate measures to manage the use of recreational motor vehicles on sensitive green lanes and continue to work with enforcing agencies as required.

B4 Work with the organisers of large-scale events to ensure they are well run, and provide benefits for Lost in isolation Photographed by Katherine Jackson local communities and businesses, and establish a fund to cover the full cost of maintaining the Three Peaks route.

Make the Yorkshire Dales Give people from all backgrounds B5 Carry out works to improve B6 B8 National Park accessible and relevant an opportunity to enjoy and make access on appropriate routes so that to a diverse range of groups, including a difference to the National Park by 170km (8%) of public rights of way providing 1,000 session places for local providing at least 5,000 volunteer days are suitable for users of all ages and disadvantaged people by 2018. per year, with 10% coming from abilities by 2018, and introduce five under-represented groups by 2018. short, waymarked walks from Aysgarth, Grassington, , Malham and B7 Through the ‘Green Futures’ Reeth. project, use educational and skill-based B9 Work with local people to activities to inspire up to 4,000 young deliver world class cycling events people from in and around the National that showcase the National Park, and Park to discover, explore and enhance develop a range of new opportunities the environment by 2021. for people to explore the National Park by bicycle by creating three new routes for family-friendly cycling by 2018.

09 Objectives

Home to the finest variety of wildlife in England

C1 Support farmers and landowners to get 85% of the area covered by priority habitats into ‘good condition’ by 2016, and to get around 38% of Sites of Special Scientific Interest into ‘favourable condition’ by 2020, including all geological sites.

C2 Support farmers and landowners to increase the area of priority habitats1, including creating at least 20 hectares of upland hay meadows by 2020.

C3 Support farmers and landowners to ensure that 50% of all ancient semi- natural woodland is in good condition or being well managed by 2018.

C4 Work with farmers and landowners to achieve and then maintain good ecological status for at Parcours, or free running in the Yorkshire Dales Photographed by Sara Spillett least 60% of rivers and 33% of water bodies by 2022 by reducing diffuse pollution, restoring adjacent habitats and improving fish stock and range.

C5 Establish baseline population estimates for all monitorable priority species by 2016, and set targets to get the population of these species stable or increasing. “Geology, natural processes and

C6 Work with parish councils, local human influences have created community groups and landowners to increase from 20 to 45 the number of the particular conditions that sites that are being managed for nature by local community or volunteer groups support rich and diverse wildlife“ by 2018. and habitats. C7 Help landowners and other organisations to manage invasive, non- native species by establishing which can be effectively managed, and mapping their distribution by 2018.

10 1 Those listed in the Local Biodiversity Action Plan, Nature in the Dales: 2020 Vision. Resilient and responsive to the impacts of climate change, storing more carbon each year than it produces

D1 Through the Yorkshire Peat D4 Make semi-natural habitats D7 Ensure that at least 66% of all Partnership, help farmers and more resilient and adaptable to the woodland is in active management landowners to restore more natural uncertainties of climate change and by 2018 and develop a locally-based drainage that slows the flow of water, the risks from new pests and diseases woodfuel initiative. enhances biodiversity and reduces by helping farmers and landowners to carbon emissions across a further 5,000 ‘buffer’ or link together a number of D8 Minimise road haulage and hectares of degraded peatland, taking the key gaps by 2018. maximise the use of rail to transport the total to 19,000 hectares by 2018. quarry products and commercial D5 Help local communities to timber, including establishing rail links D2 Reduce carbon emissions and adapt to the impacts of more extreme at the three quarries in Ribblesdale improve the viability of local businesses weather conditions, identifying sites and reducing combined road haulage and communities by increasing the take most at risk and using these to target from these quarries by at least 50% up of small-scale renewable energy so appropriate local interventions and (compared to 2011), by 2018. that at least 5 megawatts have been resilience measures. installed by 2018. D6 Support farmers and landowners D3 Promote take up of energy to create at least 400 hectares of efficiency measures that are suited to new native woodland by 2020, to A landscape of striking the traditional building stock so as to strengthen habitat networks, increase “

contrasts, between cut energy costs and support efforts to carbon storage and help to reduce eliminate fuel poverty by 2016. flooding. the deep, sheltered dales and the open, exposed, sweeping “ fells above.

Ribblehead skies Photographed by Stephen Smith 11 Objectives

Providing an outstanding range of benefits for the nation based on its natural resources, landscape and cultural heritage, which underpin a flourishing local economy

E1 Promote the National Park as a E6 Work to improve the quality high quality place to live and work, and value of farm produce from the so as to attract new ‘low impact’ National Park and promote local businesses with high quality jobs, and food, including through the ‘30:30’ increase the proportion of young adults campaign.2 and people of working age living in the National Park. E7 By 2015, prepare a new Local Plan that sets out how the local E2 Provide access to high quality planning system will be used positively (>10mbps) broadband across the to seek opportunities for development whole National Park by 2019, and to help achieve the vision and further increase access to superfast objectives in this Management Plan. broadband. E8 Support the Settle-Carlisle E3 Maintain and develop strong Railway and the re-opening of other rail business networks covering farming, lines, including Bolton Abbey to Skipton Looking over the River Wharfe tourism, creative industries and and reinstatement of the Wensleydale Photographed by knowledge-based businesses. Railway from Redmire to Aysgarth by Alice Winterburn (aged 17) 2020 and, thereafter, the remainder of E4 Improve the quality, variety and the line to link with Garsdale. marketing of the tourism ‘offer’ within the National Park to extend the season E9 Provide a range of apprenticeships and get more visitors to stay overnight with organisations in the National so as to increase the value of tourism by Park, including at least 40 in farming, 20% in real terms by 2020. countryside management and heritage skills by 2019. E5 Increase in real-terms the total level of financial support to farmers and landowners through agri-environment and other environmental support schemes to recognise the full range of environmental benefits they provide. “The interaction of people with nature has produced a landscape of remarkable beauty and distinctive character that is “ cherished and enjoyed by the nation.

2 The Campaign to Protect Rural England’s 30:30 campaign encourages consumers to 12 sign up to buying 30% of their food from within a 30 mile radius of where they live. Home to strong, self-reliant and balanced communities with good access to the services they need

F1 Support construction of at least 75 affordable dwellings and 75 ‘local market’ dwellings on sites in accordance with the Housing Development Plan by 2018.

F2 Support improved community health facilities including the delivery of new extra care housing services in Grassington, Hawes and Reeth by 2020, and the retention of accessible wider health care services.

F3 Safeguard services which are essential to the long-term viability of local communities, including retaining good access to primary health care services, nursery provision, primary Buckden Singers Photographed by Gordon Nowell schools, secondary schools, and colleges that serve the National Park. F7 Maintain public and community transport services to meet the needs of F4 Use the Sustainable Development F9 Empower and support local communities and visitors to the Fund, New Homes Bonus and other communities to retain, take on and National Park, so that the: funding sources to support at least deliver their own local services, 20 new projects each year that bring a) main visitor destinations in the including supporting the development economic, social and environmental National Park are accessible from of ‘Community-led Plans’ and the benefits to the National Park. their main catchments at Christmas identification of buildings or land that and between Easter and October on are ‘Assets of Community Value’. F5 Safeguard existing community Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays, meeting and recreational places and F10 By 2020, deliver a co-ordinated programme of community-led support that the community considers are b) key transport corridors linking to for local regeneration activity and particularly important to protect. Harrogate, Ilkley, Ingleton, Kendal, for projects that improve access to Leyburn, Richmond, Settle and Skipton services, through new Yorkshire Dales F6 Help local people to look after have Monday to Sunday access all year. and make use of locally-important and Cumbria Fells & Dales LEADER programmes. heritage features by publishing criteria F8 Provide at least basic mobile that communities can use to identify, phone coverage to all significant assess and record such features, clusters of properties across the and use the Local Plan to put in National Park by no later than 2018. place appropriate measures for their management by 2016.

13 Special qualities of the Yorkshire Dales National Park

In the Yorkshire Dales National Park, the Natural beauty Significant glacial and post-glacial interaction of people with nature has The area straddles the Pennines, the landforms and features, including: produced a landscape of remarkable backbone of England. The underlying drumlin fields, such as the one at beauty and distinctive character that is geology, natural processes and human Ribblehead; erratics, including those at cherished and enjoyed by the nation. activity have created a hugely varied Norber; moraines; and the post-glacial lakes of Semerwater and Malham Tarn. The Yorkshire Dales National Park is a landscape and numerous dramatic home and a workplace for over 20,000 features and beautiful views: Spectacular waterfalls, such as people, with around 95% of the land in Dales with distinctive stepped Hardraw Force, the famous series of private ownership. It is also a place that profiles, produced by the weathering Aysgarth Falls, and Cautley Spout, with millions of people visit every year. of layers of limestone interspersed a broken drop of 180 metres. The area’s unique landscape character with shales and sandstones from the A traditional pastoral landscape is created by the particular combination Carboniferous period. created by livestock farmers over of many elements: the managed Fells that rise to over 700 metres in the several centuries. This historic landscape moorland, pastures and valley Millstone Grit-capped ‘Three Peaks’. is acknowledged as internationally grasslands; small woodlands; dispersed Glaciers and rivers have cut deep dales important and includes: villages and farmsteads; local building into the extensive moorland plateaux, materials; strong field patterns; and • an intricate network of drystone each distinctive in character and walls (as well as hedgerows in Lower drystone walls and field barns. This is atmosphere. what makes it such a special place. Bishopdale, Dentdale and Sedbergh) One of the best examples in Britain that create a patchwork of enclosures of classic limestone scenery, with its across valleys and valley sides; scars, such as those at Gordale and • traditional stone-built field barns, Attermire, and limestone pavements, the density of which in some parts of such as those above Malham Cove. the National Park - notably Swaledale, Extraordinary cave systems, including Wharfedale and Wensleydale - is the longest cave system in Britain, one unique. of its largest caverns and the highest A highly legible landscape, in which unbroken underground waterfall at there is still a very clear and evident Gaping Gill. link between the underlying geology The Howgills, a series of grassy and landform, the historic use and management of the land, the current Curious Ram rounded hills made up of rocks from the older Silurian period, sweeping steeply land uses and land cover. Photographed by Peter Swan upwards from deep ravines to broad A landscape of striking contrasts, rounded tops. between the deep, sheltered dales and the open, exposed, sweeping fells above.

14 The show must go on! Photographed by Andy Holden Special qualities of the Yorkshire Dales National Park

Wildlife Cultural heritage Almost 30% (50,000 hectares) of the The Yorkshire Dales National Park Yorkshire Dales National Park is made has been home to communities and up of nationally and internationally industry for several millennia, helping important habitats – the largest area to shape much of what we now think of any National Park. Geology, natural is special. There is an exceptional processes and human influences have amount of evidence of these previous created the particular conditions that generations of occupation, connecting support rich and diverse wildlife and past communities to the present and habitats: providing a highly visible record of the area’s social and economic history, Flower-rich hay meadows and Gold Ringed Dragonfly including: pastures, produced by traditional, low on quarried rock intensity management of grazing land Photographed by Michael Cardus A culture of community spirit, over many decades. These are very self-sufficiency, determination and scarce nationally - this is one of the self-belief, which has been shaped by few areas where they survive in any former more extensive broadleaved the area’s physical environment and number. woodland or later plantings. Surviving remoteness, nurturing self-dependency areas of ancient woodland are of and close-knit communities. A range of rare limestone habitats particularly high biodiversity value. linked directly to the geology of the Livestock farming, with distinct sheep southern Dales. The area’s limestone Nationally-important populations of breeds and a strong tradition of upland country is internationally recognised breeding waders, black grouse, and cattle rearing, still deeply interwoven for its biodiversity, which includes rare ring ouzel; rare lime-loving plants such into local life and culture. Livestock wet meadows and upland pastures, as bird’s-eye primrose, rigid buckler sales and agricultural shows play an limestone pavement and limestone fern, globeflower and baneberry; rare important part in the lives of local woodland and scrub. and scarce invertebrates such as the people. northern brown argus butterfly and Extensive areas of moorland - much the Atlantic white-clawed crayfish; and An exceptional range of archaeology, of it (42% of the area of the National important mammals, notably the red which provides the evidence of human Park) managed as grouse moor - that squirrel. activity from the earliest hunters of contain upland heath and blanket and the Palaeolithic through to twentieth raised bog, which are internationally century industrial remains. important for wildlife and the carbon they store as peat. These habitats cover vast areas and contain a variety of plant species and important bird populations.

Small areas of broadleaf woodland (2.5% of the area of the National Park), representing remnants of

15 The remains of former rural Enjoying the experience of industries, the influences of which on being here the area’s culture and social fabric are Most of the people who spend any time still evident today. They include lead in the National Park will experience and lime extraction and processing a range of emotions, triggered by sites, as well as water mills. the beauty, grandeur and other, less Powerful reminders of periods of tangible qualities. These all help create dominance by large estates and the ‘spirit of place’ that is unique to this religious houses, through place names National Park: and some surviving structures, such as Extensive areas where a true sense of Bolton Castle, Bolton Abbey, Barden tranquillity, remoteness and solitude Tower and Marrick Priory. can still be found, which is rare in Distinctive, traditional architecture, England today. where the local building materials used The natural sounds of wind, water link directly to the area’s geology. and birdsong, which are important We are always welcome Numerous small, attractive villages to the recreational experience; the and hamlets most of which have been ‘spiritual exercise and enjoyment’ Photographed by John Leigh there for over a thousand years, as well that is at the heart of National Park as scattered farmsteads. designation.

Minor roads along the dales, bordered Expansive views that show to advantage the area’s beauty and by drystone walls or hedgerows and Its historic and extensive network variety. flower-rich verges. Higher up, unfenced of footpaths, bridleways and tracks, roads cross open moorland and offer Ever-changing light, seasonal change extensive areas of public access, dramatic views. and occasional severe weather, which rivers, crags and caves. creates visual drama and contrast that The Settle-Carlisle Railway Line, Welcoming and friendly people enhances personal experience. opened in 1876, is unique and displays and places each with its own special impressive engineering and conserved Dark night skies - as it suffers little character, but all with a very close Midland Railway architecture and from light pollution, the moon, night sense of community, reflected in the offering a very special way of enjoying sky and atmospheric effects can be fully wide range of local village shows social the dramatic landscape along its route. appreciated. activities and entertainment. A distinctive linguistic, literary and artistic heritage, inspired by the landscape and by the history of the communities – past and present – who have lived and worked here.

Holiday adventure - the fishing expedition Photographed by Jonathan Woolley 16

“Livestock farming, with distinct sheep breeds and a strong tradition of upland cattle rearing, is still deeply interwoven “ into local life and culture.

Companionship Photographed by Sarah Smith 17 National Park Management Plan - implementing organisations

The achievement of the objectives set out in the Management Plan will require the commitment and efforts of a wide range of organisations and individuals. Local communities, landowners and the people who live and work in the National Park, volunteers and visitors all have a role to play, as do the 83 parish councils and parish meetings. More specifically, the organisations listed below will be key to achieving one or more of the objectives set out in this Management Plan.

Action with Communities in Cumbria Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership Housing21 Aire Rivers Trust Cumbria Tourism Impact Housing British Telecom Dales and Bowland CIC Lafarge Tarmac Broadacres Housing Association Dales Integrated Transport Alliance Lune Rivers Trust Campaign to Protect Rural England Dales Rural Estates Network METRO Connecting Cumbria Dales Tourism Business Network National Powergrid Council of Northern Caving Clubs Dales Tourism Partnership National Trust Craven District Council Dales Volunteers Natural England Craven Potholing Club Dales Way Association Network Rail Cumbria Constabulary Dales Woodland Forum NEDL Cumbria County Council Dent Community Initiative North Yorkshire County Council Cumbria Countryside Access Electricity North West North Yorkshire Police Cumbria Fells & Dales LEADER English Heritage Northern Rail Local Action Group Environment Agency Northern Upland Chain Local Nature Partnership Forestry Commission NYnet Ltd Friends of a Dales High Way Pennine Way Association Friends of the Settle-Carlisle Line Ribble Rivers Trust Friends of the Three Peaks Richmondshire District Council

18 National Park Management Plan - implementing organisations

Far left: Red squirrel Photographed by Dominic Greenwood (aged 13)

Left: The cows going to the field after being milked Photographed by Charlotte Madley (aged 6)

Rural Action Yorkshire Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority South Lakeland District Council Yorkshire Dales Access Forum The Embsay & Bolton Abbey Yorkshire Dales Biodiversity Forum A distinctive linguistic, Steam Railway “ Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust literary and artistic Two Castles Housing Association

Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust heritage, inspired by Upper Dales Area Partnership

Yorkshire Dales Society the landscape and Ure Salmon Trust Yorkshire Housing Ltd by the history of the “ Welcome to Yorkshire Yorkshire Peat Partnership communities. Wensleydale Railway PLC Yorkshire Rural Community Council Woodland Trust Yorkshire Water YEDL Yorkshire Wildlife Trust York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Yorwoods Local Enterprise Partnership Yorkshire Dales Farmer Network Yorkshire Dales Historic Environment Group Yorkshire Dales LEADER Local Action Group

Dales Magic Photographed by Roger Cope 19 All the images in this Management Plan were taken by members of the public for the ‘Your Yorkshire Dales National Park: A Snapshot’ photography competition, held in conjunction with the public consultation. Cover image: Liquid sunshine Photographed by Tom Collier

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