Press Release

Mountain bike and horse riding groups who use Dartmoor are being called upon to help develop a new leaflet. People who get involved could help take the leaflet to the shelves of national park visitor centres nationwide!
 
Project Coordinator Milan Recknagel explains: “While families with younger children and the older generations are well catered for by national parks, there is not so much information and publications aimed at 16 to 25 year olds. A leaflet is being produced to provide guidance, top tips and some exciting one to two hour routes for new users and anyone looking for short but intense rides. North Dartmoor is being targeted for its accessibility and variable, mountainous terrain.”
 
The leaflet is being developed by The Mosaic project  (run by the Campaign for National Parks) in Partnership with Dartmoor National Park Authority. Mosaic has two main aims. The first is to encourage younger people and ethnic minorities to access the moors and to make more use of the National Parks. The second is to help National Parks Authorities improve their services to cater for these groups. Any mountain bike and horse riding groups who would like to become involved will receive recognition for their involvement in mapping new routes.
 
Anyone interested should contact either Milan Recknagel by email: milanboez@hotmail.com, or Mosaic Research Officer David Rolls on 07935099462 or by email david@cnp.org.uk.
 
For more information and photos please contact:
Mosaic Project Officer, David Rolls: 07935 099 462
Mosaic Programme Manager, Nina Arwitz: 020 7924 4077 ext. 227.
Mosaic Young Champion Milan Recknagel: milanboez@hotmail.com,
Or visit: www.mosaicnationalparks.org.uk

Notes to editors  Mosaic is a national project that aims to build sustainable links between young people, as well as ethnic minorities, and the National Parks. It is a partnership between the Campaign for National Parks, the Youth Hostels Association and the 9 organisations that run the National Parks in England: the Broads Authority, Dartmoor National Park Authority (NPA), Exmoor NPA, Lake District NPA, New Forest NPA, North York Moors NPA, Northumberland NPA, Peak District NPA and the Yorkshire Dales NPA.  Mosaic is funded by Natural England through Access to Nature as a part of the Big Lottery Fund’s Changing Spaces programme. Access to Nature has provided £932,314 toward this £1.7 million project, with match funding from Nationwide Building Society, Defra and the partners themselves.

Location: Dartmoor
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