National Park activity

We already have a select group of businesses who are our North York Moors National Park Champions, and now we're looking for more. Could you be a Champion? 

Champions are businesses we work with a little more closely. They share our ethos of enjoying and looking after the National Park.

Often with insider tips and recommendations, Champions know what makes the North York Moors special and are passionate in their words and actions to keep it that way. In some cases, accessible facilities have b…

Promoting your business during Mindful Month

These notes are for businesses that are participating in Mindful Month, and businesses that offer visitors ways to relax and retreat from a busy world.

What do we mean by ‘mindful’?

Being mindful means focusing one's awareness on the present moment, especially as part of a therapeutic or meditative technique. For some people it means sitting and perhaps meditating. For others it could be an outdoor activity, really being in the moment and using al…

Get involved in Mindful Month 

September is fast approaching and our fantastic Mindful Month will be returning for another year. Mindful Month is our chance to celebrate starting anew as we move into autumn, whilst promoting all of the incredible events and activities held across the North York Moors area that enable people to reconnect with both themselves and the nature around them.

This year, we’re asking for event submissions through an online form.

If you have a mindfulness related event…

Here are the presentations from the North York Moors National Park team from our event in Helmsley on 12th June

Cycling Tourism by Dom Barry

Marketing Presentation by Tom Outing

Design Code by Paul Fellows

For details of grants please see this page - scroll down for details

As we work to deliver landscape-scale nature recovery projects, there are things we can all do, whatever the size of your outdoor space, from window boxes to your gardens or community green spaces. Our Senior Ecologist Elspeth Ingleby has shared her advice for helping nature thrive.

We’d also like to invite you to be inspired at this Sunday's Community Earth Project launch event in Danby. The programme of activities and talks includes an update from us on how to get involved in some of our citiz…

We're pleased to introduce Dominic Barry as the North York Moors National Park Authority's Cycling Development Manager, a brand-new role to help shape the direction of cycling within the National Park.

Dom previously worked for Forestry England as a Recreation Manager, helping to improve the offer through working with new stakeholders, delivering events and diversifying income streams.  He's also spent time working abroad in the ski and outdoor industry. 

Dom is hoping to connect more people (…

We have recently made aware that some businesses may have been contacted by a company alleging that they owe copyright fees for the use of some images which were provided by the North York Moors National Park. If you are contacted, you don't need to pay the fee. We suggest you respond with the following wording: 

We can confirm that the rights to the Bridestones image in question was purchased by the North York Moors National Park on a copyright free basis. Our records include documentation cle…

2023 is the Year of the Coast and with 26 miles of marvellous coastline sitting here in the North York Moors National Park - sandwiched between beautiful moorland and the North Sea - we’re encouraging you to celebrate it with us.

There will be plenty to do along the way with our many walks and ambles, events and exhibitions to keep you busy. Stop by some of the country’s most-famous cafés and restaurants, or help keep your coast neat and tidy with some community beach cleans.

To mark the Year …

Image: Steve Bell

Mike Hawtin gave a very interesting presentation about opportunities relating to the North York Moors National Park's International Dark Sky Reserve status, what you can do to help preserve this, how your business and nature can benefit, and some funding that could help you. You can watch the recording any time between now and 16th December. Here's the link