Yorkshire Dales Announce Guided Walk Program

Before the introduction of the CRoW only 4% of the Yorkshire Dales National Park had open access, but the legislation raised this to a remarkable 62% with a further 390 square miles made open to the public. To celebrate this, and highlight different areas of the Open Access land, the national Park are organising a series of free, Ranger-led walks in different areas of the park. In the words of Alan Hulme, Ranger Service Manager for the national Park Authority, "The idea of these walks is to give people a chance to meet the local Area Ranger and to experience new areas of the National Park  that they may not have seen before, away from the rights of way".

The summer program includes: Longstone Fell to Rise Hill (June 4th), Ingleborough Circular from Ribblehead (June 20th), Kettlewell (July 4th), Melmerby Moor (July 10th) and Ivelet Moor (July 18th). All walks are free of charge, so places may be limited. For more information on start times and booking check out the Yorkshire Dales National Park website - where you'll also find details of Malham Cove's new inhabitants, the resident Peregrine Falcons have had chicks.