You can make a difference!
Our Make a Difference scheme enables you to contribute directly to vital conservation and education work. You can help to protect and support the North York Moors National Park for generations to come.
Every donation, big or small, helps to provide accessible paths, create educational opportunities for young people and restore precious habitats. Donate today and leave your lasting mark.
Choose the project and contribution level that feels best for you:
Paths for everyone
Love walking, wheeling or horse riding? Imagine strolling effortlessly along smooth, accessible paths, or enjoying a stile-free route.
Your gift can help turn boggy routes into welcoming walks and bridleways, making it easier for more people to enjoy the beauty of the North York Moors.
In response to the Fylingdales Moor wildlife - the largest ever seen in the North York Moors - we're working on recovery to repair and replace damaged path surfaces, signage, gates and boardwalks.
Your support will help us to pave the way:
- £25 could resurface one metre of accessible footpath - Donate now
- £60 could add an easy latch kit to an existing gate - Donate now
- £150 could help fund the upgrade of a stile to a basic hand gate - Donate now
Reach for the stars
Imagine the wonder of a child from Teesside’s most disadvantaged communities catching their first glimpse of the Milky Way at Sutton Bank, or their enjoyment of an active day spent discovering nature.
Your donation helps young people forge a lifelong bond with nature, building their confidence, curiosity and love for the outdoors.
Your support will contribute to this transformative experience:
- £5 could provide a day session for one child - Donate now
- £50 could cover transportation to the National Park for five children - Donate now
- £125 could provide a session for a whole school group - Donate now
Forgotten flowers
Help us to revive local varieties of Giant Bellflower, Primroses and Wood Betony, which have been in sharp decline for 70 years.
Your gift will help us grow these native wildflower species and play a vital role in a healthy, balanced ecosystem.
We’ll be able to collect seeds from donor sites, propagate them in a bio-secure environment and then plant them in wildflower meadows and woodland sites across the Howardian Hills and North York Moors.
Your support will help this project to flourish:
- £10 could provide compost to propagate 100 rare local wildflowers - Donate now
- £50 could support a community session to reintroduce local wildflower species to a site - Donate now
- £100 could help to establish a wildflower meadow - Donate now
Gift vouchers
Do you know someone who's hard to buy for, doesn't need more things, appreciates thoughtful presents? Give the gift of effortless, enjoyable walks and rides; the gift of a living bouquet, helping to secure the future of native flowers; the gift of magical moments for children who really need something special in their life.
Make a donation via the project Paypal links above and then email Emily Watson to request your digital voucher.
Corporate payback
As a business, do you have corporate social responsibility goals and objectives? Interested to explore how you can support Make a Difference? Any ideas and suggestions would be gratefully received. Please email Emily Watson.
The nitty gritty
Make a Difference is a joint initiative between the North York Moors National Park Authority and the North York Moors Trust.
Your donation will be allocated to the organisation leading the specific project you have chosen to support. We will provide project updates via the Paypal donation page.
Your contribution will help to further their shared mission of protecting and enhancing this special landscape, ensuring it is accessible for all.
Thank you!