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Yorkshire Dales

British  

plural noun

  1. Also called: the Dales.  the valleys of the rivers flowing from the Pennines in W Yorkshire: chiefly Ribblesdale, Swaledale, Nidderdale, Wharfedale, and Wensleydale; tourist area

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The third case involved covert surveillance at a hen harrier roost in the Yorkshire Dales where investigators captured evidence of a planned attempt to kill one of the UK's rarest birds of prey.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The sphagnum austinii has been brought from Scotland, where it still grows, to the Yorkshire Dales and is being propagated in local nurseries before it is planted within the blanket bogs.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

Snow settles on the higher ground of the Yorkshire Dales, as the UK experiences its first arctic blast of the winter.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

In a small factory, nestled in the Yorkshire Dales, huge plastic barrels of white powder are stacked up next to giant whirring machines.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025

Hot spots also included the Northumberland coast, Lerwick on Shetland, the Yorkshire Dales, the Lake District and the Antrim coast in Northern Ireland.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

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