Hay Time

Hay Time - North Pennines began in May 2006. The project aims to restore and enhance upland hay meadows at carefully selected sites within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and to increase people's awareness, enjoyment and understanding of this important habitat.

Lead partner

North Pennines AONB Partnership

Other partners

Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust, Natural England

Action plans that the project helps to deliver

Upland Hay Meadows
Black Grouse
Farmland Birds
Upland Waders
Water Vole

Start date

May 2006

End date

Oct 2012

Funded by

Haytime - North Pennines is a collaboration between the North Pennines AONB Partnership and the Yorkshire Dales Millenium Trust. It is supported by a County Durham Environment Trust CDENT PREMIER Award under the Landfill Communities Fund, Natural England via the Countdown 2010 Biodiversity Action Fund and the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) Trust.

Who to contact for further information

Ruth Star-Keddle,
Hay Time Project Officer
ruth@northpenninesaonb.org.uk

Rebecca Barrett
Project Development Officer
rebecca@northpenninesaonb.org.uk
01388 528801