Project awarded £7,876
Farming in Protected Landscapes funds have contributed towards a survey of a section of the Murk Esk River, which is badly eroded and the training of volunteers in dry stone walling.
The river survey will help to bring about new habitats for wildlife and help to reduce bankside erosion. Watercourse stabilisation work will help prevent the river silting up and secure the land near to a railway line and bridleway. A further gain will be a reduction in the risk of localised flooding.
The farmer was also keen to reinstate a number of dry stone walls on the farm. A team of National Park volunteers have been trained by a local contractor in the art of dry stone wall restoration. Their newly acquired skills will be used to good effect elsewhere around the National Park.
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