⚠️ Archived Content
This page relates to the 2019–2024 National Park Management Plan, which is now archived. For the latest aims and objectives, please visit the 2025–30 Management Plan landing page.
By 2020 produce an online, interactive habitat network map that helps farmers and land managers to develop connected, climate-resilient habitats
How the local partners are doing on this objective
Progress: Re:Cover – the interactive habitat map – was created in 2021 and was revised and updated in 2024 to make the information more easily accessible by farmers and landowners on the National Park Authority’s website.
Press releases & related articles:
19 January 2021 – Farmers recommend new mapping tool
Rationale: : The Lawton Report in 2010 highlighted the need to make habitats not only bigger and better but also more joined-up. Joining up areas of semi-natural habitat makes them more robust/resilient, and allows species to move through landscapes more easily. Collectively, the partners in the Yorkshire Dales Biodiversity Forum hold the most detailed and extensive habitat data for any area in England. This needs to be made widely and easily available so it can be used to target future work.
Lead partner: Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
Supporting partners: Natural England; Forestry Commission; Northern Upland Chain Local Nature Partnership; Yorkshire Dales Farming & Land Management Forum
Further information: NUCLNP map
Cost over 5 years: £50,000
Funding shortfall: None
Related objectives: A1; A7; C1; C2; D2; D3; D5
Ecosystem services: Biodiversity; Pollination; A sense of place and inspiration
Trade-offs: None
Baseline: No map.