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National Parks' Week 2011: 25 July – 31 July
This year’s National Parks’ Week promises to be bigger and better than ever with a host of exciting events for everyone to enjoy.
Dedicated to raising public awareness of Britain’s National Parks, the week celebrates their beauty, diversity and the wide range of opportunities they offer for recreation and enjoyment.
For details of the huge range of events being held all over the country - many of them free - visit www.nationalparks.gov.uk.
Here in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, we've got plenty on offer. Whether you want to visit old leadmines, get crafty, or get wild about wildlife, there's something for you.
Tuesday 26 July
Dry Stone Walling Demonstration
14:00 to 16:00: Grassington NPC, Hebden Road, Grassington BD23 5LB
14:00 to 16:00: Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes DL8 3NT
Come and watch one of our Rangers demonstrate this traditional art.
Contact the National Park Centre for more information and booking.
Free.
Wednesday 27 July
Wild Wednesday
11:00 to 15:00
Bolton Abbey Estate, Skipton BD23 6EX
Drop in any time and join the fun. Borrow fishing nets and discover what lives in the River Wharfe, make a bee home to take away, or take a walk and follow the insect trail.
Suitable for ages 5+. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Wellington boots and a towel advisable for fishing.
Contact Grassington National Park Centre for information and booking
Lets get Buzzy
14:00 to 16:00
Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes DL8 3NT
Learn about the fascinating lives of bumblebees and make some bumblebee crafts. A fun, free, practical drop in session with Tanya St Pierre, Flowers of the Dales Project Officer.
Suitable for children age 5 to 14, under 8s to be accompanied by an adult.
Contact Hawes National Park Centre for information and booking.
Free.
Leadmining around Langthwaite
14:00 to 16:30
Meet Red Lion Inn, Langthwaite DL11 6RE
An easy 3 mile (4.8km) walk looking at the mining industries of Arkengarthdale.
Contact Reeth National Park Centre for information and booking.
Walks are £3 and FREE for under 16s unless otherwise stated.
Thursday 28 July
Red Squirrels in the National Park
14:00 to 15:00
Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes DL8 3NT
Illustrated talk by ranger Matt Neale on how our native red squirrel is faring in the National Park, looking at habitat, competition from greys and future conservation.
Contact Hawes National Park Centre for information and booking.
Free event.
Saturday 30 July
Archaeology Demonstration
10:00 to 16:00
Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes DL8 3NT
How early people were producing survival tools for hunting and everyday life. Techniques used around the world of our earliest ancestors and later stone
age cultures using only tools available to them. Ties in with the national Festival of British Archaeology.
Contact Hawes National Park Centre for information and booking.
Sunday 31 July
Hawes Town Trail
14:15 to 16:15
Meet Dales Countryside Museum, Station Yard, Hawes DL8 3NT
An easy 2 mile (3.2km) walk looking at the history, industry and buildings in the area.
Contact Hawes National Park Centre for information and booking.
Walks are £3 and FREE for under 16s unless otherwise stated.
Sunday 31 July
Thieves, Beggars and a Hidden Dale
11:00 to 16:30
Meet Clapham National Park Car Park (grid ref SD 745 692)
Join our knowledgeable Dales Volunteers on this moderate 9 mile (14km) walk from the popular village of Clapham to a beautiful and lesser known dale. Accessible by public transport - Leeds- Morecambe-Lancaster railway line. Station 1.5 miles from village.
Contact Malham National Park Centre for information and booking
Walks are £3 and FREE for under 16s unless otherwise stated.
See the events information page for details on what to bring and how to get there.
Full details of all the above events are available from our National Park Centres or by searching the local events database.
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