A LARGE-SCALE project is taking place to estimate the size of the dale’s curlew population to help the threatened species survive.The breeding population of Eurasian curlew is declining across almost…

ECOLOGISTS have turned to parasitic bugs and fungi to control invasive plants along the River Tees.A tiny sap-sucking bug, the psyllid, is being released by the Tees Rivers Trust to…

IT was all systems go for officials at Richmond Equestrian Centre last month when two Dales Pony Society events were held at once.Covid-19 restrictions meant the Dales Pony Society annual…

CROSS Lanes Organic Farm has been judged a regional winner in the Countryside Alliance Awards. The awards, nicknamed the “rural Oscars” , are an annual celebration of British food and…