New TV documentary on wild and remote North Yorkshire Moors National Park to air soon

The North York Moors National Park, a landscaped renowned for its heather-clad uplands, ancient woodlands and dramatic coastline will be the focus of a much-anticipated new BBC Two documentary.
Sunset in the North York Moors.Sunset in the North York Moors.
Sunset in the North York Moors.

North York Moors: A Wild Year will air on Friday July 17, from 9pm to 10pm, in an intimate portrayal of one of England’s most cherished landscapes.

Using a spectacular range of time-lapse techniques, the documentary will bring fresh insight into the restless rhythms of the North York Moors and explore how and why this extraordinary place is the way it is.

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The programme will include stunning videography of the National Park’s wildlife such as hardy swaledale sheep, emperor moths and ground-nesting birds such as red grouse and curlews.

Red grouse.Red grouse.
Red grouse.

It will also take a look at how people have helped shape the land, including intimate portrayals of remote farmsteads like Dale Head Farm who breed swaledale and cheviot sheep.

Michael Graham, Director of Park Services at the North York Moors National Park Authority said: “The North York Moors is one of Britain’s breathing spaces, a treasured landscape protected and conserved for the benefit of all.

"We are delighted that the National Park will be celebrated in this new documentary and hope that many will catch a glimpse of this unique landscape and learn something of our distant cultural history.”

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Shooting of the documentary involved a range of local time-lapse photographers including Steven Iceton, Andrew Oxby, and Steve Bell. Other local organisations such as Helmsley in Business also took part.

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Walking in Ravenscar

The programme is part of series which takes a look at two other iconic regions of the British Countryside: The Pembrokeshire Coast and The Fens, with episodes now available on BBC iPlayer.

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