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Brown Hare Credit: Robert McEwan

Yorkshire Dales Biodiversity Forum

Where you see the ‘Nature in the Dales’ logo, the content has been produced by the Yorkshire Dales Biodiversity Forum. This material is hosted by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, however the views expressed in the ‘Nature in the Dales, pages do not necessarily reflect those of the Authority.

Our Vision

The Yorkshire Dales Biodiversity Forum’s vision is ‘To promote biodiversity conservation in the Yorkshire Dales National Park and to encourage greater understanding and involvement of people in looking after their natural environment.’ More detail about how this could be achieved by 2040 is contained in the Yorkshire Dales Nature Recovery Plan, which the Biodiversity Forum has produced in partnership with the National Park Authority, the Yorkshire Dales Farming and Land Management Forum and the Dales Woodland Forum.

What we do

The Forum meets quarterly, shares information and collaborates to support and coordinate biodiversity conservation within the National Park, for example providing advice and expertise to develop objectives for the National Park Management Plan.

Our members

The Forum has members representing a wide range of organisations and individuals who work and have an interest in biodiversity conservation in the area.

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Peter Welsh

Independent Rep

(Forum Chair)


Graham Jackson-Pitt

Cumbria Wildlife Trust

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Kathryn Lillistone

Environment Agency


Nancy Stedman

Friends of the Dales


John Lamb

Lancashire Wildlife Trust


Steve Carver

Leeds University


Elizabeth Sullivan

National Trust


Anne Readshaw

Natural England


Chris Jones

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds


Chris Alder

Upper Wharfedale Field Society

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Gordon Haycock

Wharfedale Naturalists


Professor Jonathan Grey

Wild Trout Trust


Jack Hirst

Woodland Trust


Mark Corner

Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (Member Champion for the Natural Environment)


Helen Keep

Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (Senior Farm Conservation Advisor)


Lee Johnson

Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (Senior Trees & Woodlands Officer)


Tony Serjeant

Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (Senior Wildlife Conservation Officer)


Ken Readshaw

Yoredale Natural History Society


Catherine Mercer

Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust


Marie Taylor

Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust


Rosie Snowden

Yorkshire Peat Partnership


Graham Standring

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust


Contact us

For more information please contact the Forum Secretariat at wildlifeconservation@yorkshiredales.org.uk.