Mark Reid, right, and Richard Tarran of TeamWalking

Mark Reid, right, and Richard Tarran of TeamWalking

Corporate visitors to the Yorkshire Dales are helping put something back during their team-building exercises in the national park.

A Harrogate-based company has teamed up with the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust to ensure a tree is planted for every organisation booking an outdoor adventure with it.

Mark Reid of TeamWalking said 17 deciduous trees have been dedicated so far since the start of the scheme.

Mr Reid, best known for his Inn Way series of walking guidebooks, said: “The Yorkshire Dales are a fantastic place to bring our corporate clients as the landscapes are truly inspirational, and offer a completely different environment for people to spend time with their colleagues away from the distractions of the office.

“Here at TeamWalking, we are passionate about giving something back to the Yorkshire Dales, and so we always base our outdoor adventures from great pubs to help the local economy and we plant at least one deciduous tree in the Dales on behalf of our clients.

“I firmly believe that we should always give a little back to help sustain this beautiful area for future generations to enjoy as we do today.”

TeamWalking organises a range of walking activities from orienteering to the challenging Yorkshire Three Peaks.

The TeamWalking tree scheme supports the Dales Woodland Restoration Programme, run by the YDMT, Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority and the Forestry Commission.

The programme aims to double the amount of broadleaf woodland in the Dales by 2020. The trees dedicated as part of the scheme will help to create new native, broadleaf woodlands which will be planted this winter.

The businesses will also have the opportunity to come back to the Dales to visit the new woodlands next year.

YDMT director David Sharrod said: “The TeamWalking tree scheme is doing two things that are invaluable for the Dales: helping to restore beautiful native, broadleaf woodlands, and encouraging visitors to appreciate and value this special area. We’re extremely grateful for Mark’s support.”