A BID to have the Yorkshire Wolds granted Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) status has received welcome backing from two councillors. Ryedale District Councillors Nathan Garbutt-Moore (Con) and Tracie Middleton (Ind) will put forward a motion to the next RDC meeting, which will be held on Thursday, April 15. Created by the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act of 1949, AONBs represent 18 per cent of the finest countryside in England and Wales and are designated because of their flora, fauna, historical and cultural associations as well as scenic views. Councillor Tracie Middleton, who represents the Wolds ward, said: “A large part of the Wolds sits in Ryedale and I have been privileged to reside and raise family there.