What We Do

Since the Trust started funding projects in 1997 we have run several schemes funded by partner organisations. The list of the schemes is below:

Scheme Name Dates From and to Major Funders Programme cost or forecast
EnviroNet 1997 - 2001 Millennium Commission £ 9 m
Environment Enhancement Grant Fund (EEGF) 1998 - 2000 European Union (5b) £ 283 k
Dales Conservation Grant Scheme (DCGS) 1998 - 2000 European Union (5b) £473 k
Dales Living Landscape 2001 - 2004 Heritage Lottery Fund £ 3 m
Rural Economic Recovery Plan 2001 - 2003 Yorkshire Forward £ 488 k
Dales Heritage & Education Training 2001 - 2004 Heritage Lottery Fund £ 360 k
Sustainable Development Fund (YDNPA) 2002 - current Defra £ 200 k per yr.
Apprenticeships 2003 - 2006 European ESF, Charitable Trusts £ 100 k per yr.
Community Warden 2004 - current Various £ 270 k
Rural Trades Network 2003 - current Learning & Skills Council £ 160 k
Learning in Limestone Country 2005 - 2008 Heritage Lottery Fund & English Nature £1.5 million
North Yorkshire Aggregates Levy Scheme 2005 - 2007 Defra £ 800 k
Sustainable Development Fund (Nidderdale AONB) 2005 - current Defra £ 100 k per yr.
Donate to the Dales 2005 - 2008 (ongoing) Trust Supporters £ 1 m
Hay Time Project 2006 - 2009 Tubney Charitable Trust & English Nature Countdown 2010 £ 483 k
Dales Traineeships in Countryside Management 2006 - 2007 European ESF, Dulverton Trust, Ernest Cook Trust £ 100 k
Dales Woodland Restoration 2006 - 2008 English Nature's Countdown 2010 £ 772 k
  • Plant it
    ... dedicate a tree
    in the yorkshire dales
  • Offset it
    ... are you carbon
    neutral?
  • Visit it
    ... discover the dales
    for yourself
  • Give it
    ... make a donation
    to support our work
  • Leave it
    ... leave a legacy
    to the Dales