Hellifield Flashes

Hellifield Flashes – On the Edge

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Geese fly over a wetland

Controversial proposals for a major leisure development on wetlands close to the Yorkshire Dales National Park boundary could have a devastating impact on important winter feeding grounds supporting large numbers of wading birds. Executive director of Friends of the Dales, Ann Shadrake finds hope in new legislation that will oblige planners to consider the special … Read more

Hellifield Flashes – Time to Further the Purposes of Our National Park

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It’s a fact the UK’s 15 national parks have clearly delineated boundaries, yet the hinterlands of these landscapes need as much protection as the parks themselves, since nature and river catchments do not recognise arbitrary, manmade confines. Planning applications in such fringe areas, especially those on a significant scale, must therefore be reviewed with their … Read more