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Exhibition anticipates curlews’ return
Bainbridge, 27 January 2026
People longing for the imminent return of the call of the curlew in the uplands are invited to enjoy a new art exhibition about the bird and its moorland habitat.
Richmond artist Sally Zaranko is exhibiting dozens of lino cut prints at Yoredale, the office of the National Park Authority in Bainbridge.
She spent two years following curlews, with sketches made in the field worked up in the studio, to create the “More than Moors” exhibition.
Moorland, much of it blanket peat bog, makes up more than 40% of the land area of the Yorkshire Dales National Park; it is vitally important habitat for the UK breeding population of the curlew. Curlews can usually be seen and heard returning from coastlines to Yorkshire Dales moorlands, to breed, from early February.
Sally Zaranko said: “Moors, like any other habitats, cannot survive in isolation. The ‘More than Moors’ exhibition hopefully helps to connect people to places and through that to provoke a commitment to help preserve and look after them.
“It seems very fitting to exhibit at Yoredale, the headquarters of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, which works to conserve this beautiful National Park.“
Member Champion for Promoting Understanding at the National Park Authority, Neil Heseltine, said: “My thanks to Sally Zaranko for helping us make Yoredale a welcoming place for members of the public to visit, and for sharing her artistic response to the moorlands of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. At this time of year we are all longing to hear the call of the curlew again, which joyfully signals that spring is near. The exhibition will increase people’s understanding of the needs of the curlew and of other birds of the moorland such as ring ouzels.”
“More than Moors” is a free exhibition, open from 08:30-16:30 Monday to Friday each week until the end of March. The postcode for the Yoredale office in Bainbridge is DL8 3EL.
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1. Detail of ‘February – Moving t’Moor’, one of a collection of lino prints by Sally Zaranko being exhibited at Yoredale
2 “Curlew mandala” is part of the exhibition
1. The Yorkshire Dales National Park is one of 15 National Parks in the UK. It is administered by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, which has two main purposes: “to conserve and enhance the natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage” and “to promote opportunities for the understanding and enjoyment of the special qualities of the National Park”. In carrying out these purposes, the Authority has a duty “to seek to foster the economic and social well being of local communities”. The National Park Authority comprises 25 members, made up of unitary, county and city councillors and members appointed by the Secretary of State for the Environment to represent parishes or in recognition of their specialist skills or knowledge.
1. All of our work is guided by the vision for the future of the National Park set out in the Yorkshire Dales National Park Management Plan: “Through their passion for this special place, local people and businesses will keep the Yorkshire Dales National Park a thriving area. Its unique cultural landscape will be treasured for its stunning scenery, exceptional heritage and wonderful wildlife, and every year millions of people will be inspired to be a part of it.”