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• Poll backs Ryedale 'merger'

  NORTH Yorkshire residents would back a combined council for Ryedale and Scarborough if there is a shake-up of local government, according to an independent survey. read more

• Dry stone walls that mark boundaries and heritage

  WHILE out and about in the dales and moors during the snow, I realised just how prominent and remarkable are our miles of dry stone walls. Appearing black against the pure whiteness of the snow when viewed from a distance, they looked like a web of reassuring strength, linking fields and fells, forming well-defined boundaries and even providing shelter for a variety of creatures and plants. read more

• The mystery caller

  Birds of prey are seldom welcome in domestic gardens. Their impact on the birds which normally live and feed there is both dramatic and frightening, probably more so than the arrival of a prowling cat. read more

• Relentless, unstoppable - the bracken advances

  The moors in this region are widely covered with bracken which is regarded as a poisonous pest, being dangerous to both animals and humans. read more

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