News and Views December 2017/January 2018

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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.
Monitoring complex vegetation communities from the air 30th September 2022
Is it possible to monitor changes to blanket bog vegetation using remote sensing imagery? This was the question posed in 2017 by Moors for the Future Partnership (MFFP) as part of MoorLIFE 2020, a project funded by EU LIFE, to restore huge swathes of degraded blanket bog moorland in the Peak District and South Pennines.
Statement from the Peak District National Park Authority on the passing of our late Sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II 8th September 2022
On behalf of the Peak District National Park Authority, our members, staff teams and volunteers we extend our sincere condolences to the Royal Family following the announcement of the death of Her Majesty the Queen.
National Park Rangers guide the way for walkers with dementia 24th August 2022
People with dementia and their carers are invited to take part in the Derbyshire Dales Walking Festival (September 19 to 25) with three walks designed specifically to meet their needs.
National Park planners are highly commended in RTPI awards 11th August 2022
The work of Peak District National Park planners in achieving a high quality affordable housing scheme in a protected area has been recognised in the Royal Town Planning Institute’s East Midlands awards.

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