PUPILS from the Upper Wharfedale Primary Federation have been busy planting trees and hedgerows at the four schools as part of encouraging more learning outdoors and the bringing to life lessons on the environment. At Cracoe school, 50 trees have been planted throughout the grounds, including a small copse within the school’s new wildlife garden. The garden project was initiated in 2019 with support of the Trustees of the Cracoe War Memorial Village Hall and the Swindon Quarry Environment Fund. Pupils, who have designed the garden, each researched and chose a native tree to plant and care for over their years at Cracoe. The children hope to encourage wildlife and are also working on a scheme to include a pond and beehives.
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Popular visitor spots Burnsall, Grassington and Linton Falls within the Yorkshire Dales National Park - which regularly attract swimmers - all returned high readings of E.coli when tested in 2020.
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E.coli can cause severe diarrhoea and vomiting and poses a particular risk to children and vulnerable adults.
In a 90-minute virtual town hall meeting held on Thursday, senior Yorkshire Water staff confirmed that the Wharfe Partnership would monitor the overall health of the river and that it has strong government backing .
Keighley s MP, Robbie Moore, believes that the government is keen to roll out more public-led bathing water schemes at other rivers across the country and he has invited environment minister Rebecca Pow to visit Ilkley this summer.
DAY trippers are being encouraged to choose a greener way to explore the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The DalesBus 74 service, operated by First Bus from Bradford to Grassington, is running on Saturdays and follows the trail of the River Wharfe and popular Dales Way footpath, providing a starting point for a variety of countryside walks. Grassington features as the town of Darrowby in Channel 5’s popular remake of classic TV drama All Creatures Great and Small, which is due for a second series later this year and has now put the market town’s locations in the spotlight. Paul Chattwood of the Dales and Bowland Community Interest Company, which contracts the bus services from First Bus and other operators, said: “This is a great way to get out, relax and enjoy the spectacular scenery and sights of the Yorkshire Dales. It’s also a more sustainable way to travel.
A SCHEME aiming to improve parking at one of the most popular visitor sites in the Dales has been approved, despite features of the scheme being likened to a city centre multi-storey car park. Farmer Michael Daggett told the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s planning committee that its promotion of the unique landscapes had placed “a large burden” on the community of Burnsall and improvements to his popular car park aimed to ease the issues. The meeting heard the car park beside Burnsall’s 17th century stone bridge was a valued community site hosting outdoor sports events, such as cricket, and on busy days saw several hundred cars parking there.