CV Newsletter 91 (1)

PDNPA News

Tree felling in Taddington Dale alongside the A6 road 13th January 2023
Contractors working for the Peak District National Park Authority will be removing diseased ash trees from Taddington Dale, alongside the A6 road, at the end of January into February.
Novel 'prescription for nature' launches in Derbyshire 4th January 2023
Health professionals in Derbyshire have become the first in England to use RSPB Nature Prescriptions to boost health and wellbeing.
National Parks minister sees farming projects in action during Peak District visit 21st December 2022
Trudy Harrison, Minister for Natural Environment and Land Use, met with Peak District farmers, local MP Sarah Dines and senior staff from the National Park Authority during a visit to the White Peak, in Derbyshire.
National Parks England, Letter to the Times (07 December 2022) 7th December 2022
Today (07 December 2022), as COP15 gets underway, the Chairs of National Parks in England have set out in a letter to The Times the impact of funding cuts on the fight for climate and nature:
Funding success for the Great North Bog 2nd December 2022
£6.9 million in grants awarded for peatland restoration across Northern England.
Tissington Trail winter closures for tree felling work for ash dieback management 24th November 2022
Sections of the Tissington Trail between Mapleton and Alsop-en-le-Dale will be closed during December 2022 to February 2023 as the National Park Authority undertakes tree felling operations for ash dieback.
RIP Michael Dower, former National Park Officer for the Peak District National Park 14th November 2022
We were saddened to hear news of the death of Michael Dower, who was a former National Park Officer for the Peak District National Park.
Ground-breaking national Generation Green project exceeds projected reach 28th October 2022
The ground-breaking £2.5million Generation Green project launched during the pandemic, has exceeded expectations, reaching more than 115,000 young people and children in just 16 months.
Derbyshire fossil study reveals insights into Peak District’s 12 million year-old climatic past 24th October 2022
A decade-long study into unique rocks near a Derbyshire village has been uncovering the secrets of what the county and the Peak District might have looked like under a much warmer and wetter past.
National Park Authority consultation opens on changes to car park charging 19th October 2022
A consultation has opened this week on proposed changes to car parks owned and operated by the Peak District National Park Authority.