The National Trust and North York Moors National Park Authority have worked in partnership to repair and resurface the path from Newton Woods, improve drainage, and restore lost flora to the hillside, which had been damaged by erosion and footfall. After seven months of continuous efforts including two helicopter lifts of the heaviest materials, the path has been completed on time. In the coming months, the upland grasses will re-establish providing improved natural habitats and reduced scarring.
A series of donations and grants from funding bodies totalling about £700,000 will ensure all ten paths at Roseberry Topping can now be repaired. The remaining nine paths will have the same considered upgrades, staggered over the coming years. About 50 per cent of the total funding amount is thanks to grants from National Grid's Landscape Enhancement Initiative and Defra’s Farming in Protected Landscapes Scheme.
Further sums were awarded by the HF Holidays Pathways Fund – which works to preserve the countryside and maintain special places – and the British Mountaineering Council’s Mend our Mountains project. A legacy donation left to the National Trust will also go towards the restoration work, along with a grant from the North York Moors National Park Authority. Gail Buzzard, general manager for the National Trust, said: “Now that the funding is confirmed, the team can work on the next phase of plans and how best to balance our conservation activity with people visiting R.
