This is an ongoing project that I will update as it progresses and new content is added to the tour. It is a major project covering a large tract of landscape as the floodplain in this area near to Long Preston is being restored by Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust in conjunction with all the landowners in the valley. It is a significant area used by many wading birds in winter and it is hoped biodiversity will increase as the landscape diversifies. The Ribble Way long distance footpath stays quite low and so there are not many viewpoints to take in the breadth of the floodplain, but the view from the drone reveals so much about how the river meanders and where it can spill out into the fields either side.
I am grateful for Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust asking me to be involved in documenting this land restoration. Yet again it is a project in a new area that I have enjoyed getting to know and from which I have learnt so much from the experts I have connected with. Below are a selection of photos that immediately show how the landscape opens up as the camera rises. Click on the photos to show at a larger size.
