Management Plan - North York Moors National Park

Two of the country’s most popular long distance walking routescross the National Park – the Coast to Coast and the ClevelandWay National Trail. The Cleveland Way is managed in partnershipwith Natural England and the Coast to Coast is managed alongwith the rest of the rights of way network.There has been major development for cycling and therecreational use of forests over recent years, in particular at Dalbywhere international standard mountain biking facilities now hostthe Mountain Bike World Cup. Lower key cycling improvementsare also being carried out on the former Whitby – Scarboroughrailway line and on the Moor to Sea cycle route. The NationalPark Authority and Natural England have agreed an eventsprotocol to ensure that event organisers avoid sensitive times andlocations and that the nature of the activity is appropriate.This range and diversity of opportunity does however bring with ita need for management, to ensure that the opportunities are wellmanaged and benefits are available to as wide a cross section ofthe population as possible and that the enjoyment of the areadoes not conflict with wildlife, landscape, community and landmanagement interests.Focussed effort by the Authority’s staff and volunteers hasseen the condition of the public rights of way network improvesignificantly over recent years. There is also a continuing drive tomake the network more accessible to disabled people. On accessland, the Authority has drawn up access management planswith all of the major estates with the aim of making the most ofthe access opportunity without damaging land managementinterests. Implementation of these plans is ongoing.The National Park Authority offers advice and support tocommunities, user groups, event organisers and land managers,North York Moors National Park Management Plan65