Rural Land Resources: Protecting Limestone Areas

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Rural Land ResourcesProtecting Limestone Areas
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The Yorkshire Dales National Park was established
in 1954 and receives over eight million visitors
every year.
Covering an area of 1,762 square kilometres (680
square miles), the National Park is located in
the north of England.
It is 50 miles (80.5 kilometres) north east of
Manchester Leeds and Bradford lie to the south,
while Kendal is to the west and Darlington to the
east.
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Funded by central government, the Authority
employs a team of experienced professionals,
including rangers, planners, archaeologists,
ecologists and rights of way specialists.
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The Yorkshire Dales Management Plan The Yorkshire
Dales Today and Tomorrow was published in 2000
following wide consultation and looks at ways of
dealing with challenges concerning the
conservation and management of the Park.
  Through its aims and objectives it sets out an
ambitious vision for the future, and how the
statutory national park purposes and duty will be
delivered.
View it online at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/index
/looking_after/yorkshire_dales_national_park_manag
ement_plan.htm
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Be a Green Visitor
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Settlement Patterns
The Yorkshire Dales provide a home and workplace
for around 20,000 people.
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Conflicts in the Park
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Grimwith Reservoir

• There are a number of large water storage
  reservoirs in the Yorkshire Dales. These are
  generally of little biodiversity interest.
• One exception is Grimwith Reservoir, which
  holds nationally important populations of wigeon
  and ringed plover.

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There have been many proposed development options
for the reservoir

• Option A Designation as a national nature
  reserve,
• Option B Integrated Reservoir Use,
• Option C - The Grimwith Recreation Centre