When it comes to cider making it seems the Howardian Hills is the Big Apple! Although few people realise it, the 79 square mile National Landscape between Helmsley and Malton is one of the oldest cider making areas anywhere in the UK. In fact, Yorkshire was the very...
The Heart of Helmsley project is now underway, and was officially launched on 5 September 2026 when the 4th stage of the 2026 Lloyds Tour of Britain cycle race set off from Helmsley market place. The £204,000 initiative is being delivered by the Howardian Hills...
The most prestigious men’s cycle race in the UK descended on Helmsley on Saturday 5 September – the 4th stage of the Lloyds Tour of Britain started in the beautiful North Yorkshire market town. With the national spotlight on the area, the £200,000 Heart of Helmsley...
The Howardian Hills Partnership has announced three new Dark Skies roadshows. These highly popular and free events are designed to raise awareness of the beauty and importance of the starry skies over the 79 square mile Howardian Hills National Landscape, which...
Black poplar is reckoned to be one of the UK’s rarest native timber trees with only about 7,000 examples surviving across the British Isles and just a handful in North Yorkshire. Now the majestic black poplar, which can grow up to 100 feet tall and live for over 250...
In the national Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June 2026) it seems appropriate that on 5 June we had a record turnout for our fortnightly Thursday volunteer working party. The day at Birkdale Farm, Terrington involved building planters, cold frames and potting on and planting...
The beautiful surroundings of Newburgh Priory, near Coxwold, North Yorkshire, may seem timeless, but one measure of the passing hours has been put back on track. For over 15 years the Priory’s clock, centrepiece of a grand 18th century Georgian façade, had...
Precious wildlife habitat in our most important places for nature is set to be restored thanks to a new government fund, Nature Minister Mary Creagh announced on 25 May. The government will invest £30 million to restore and create wildlife-rich habitats across...
The Institute for Health and Care Improvement at York St John University, Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, North York Moors Trust, North York Moors National Park Authority, Howardian Hills and Nidderdale National Landscapes are delighted to have offered a...
Castle Howard Estate is a major landowner within the Howardian Hills National Landscape and they recognise that the management of their breathtaking landscape is changing. They are enhancing biodiversity and sequestering carbon by creating habitat banks, transitioning...