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Interactive images

View the resources

Use the links below or in the boxes on the right to start the interactive images.

Issues covered: Landscape, Farmland, Moorland, Woodland, Settlements, Quarrying, Wildlife, Heritage, Tourism, Rivers.

Issues covered: Protecting our heritage, Farming challenges, Looking after wildlife, Managing rights of way, Visitor numbers, Pressure on local amenities, Employment in rural areas, Traffic in the Dales, Local culture, Property prices.

Who are the images for?

The interactive images are intended for students and teachers studying Geography at KS3 and GCSE:

Students:

Use these resources to find out about management issues in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Teachers:

Use these resources to create materials for teaching about management issues in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

For more information on a range of management issues, see our Education files.

How to use the images

  • There are ten 'hotspots' contained within each interactive image that will show the names of the management issues as you move the cursor over them. These appear in yellow text.

  • By clicking on the text within a hotspot, a new window will open containing further information about that issue. Close this information page to return to the image.

  • Each of the information pages is printable in your web browser. Select 'Print Preview' in your browser to see how it will appear on paper.

  • If you can't find all of the hotspots, you can display all of them by clicking 'Hot-Spots ON' below each image.

  • The interactive images are best viewed using your browser's full screen mode. Follow the instructions below the image to do this.

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Yorkshire Dales National Park

Malham Cove, © Príamo Melo.
Hardraw Force waterfall, © Britainonview / Martin Brent.
Limestone pavement, © Britainonview / Martin Brent.
Twisleton Scars, © Martin Priestley.
Swaledale sheep, © Britainonview.
Hay meadow in Malham, © Rick at Fortybelowzero.

Land use issues in the Yorkshire Dales National Park

Tourism issues in the Yorkshire Dales National Park

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