Sports enthusiasts and visitors have been given improved access to Ripon’s Hell Wath nature reserve after a key route was upgraded.
A path at the Hell Wath reserve in Ripon has undergone a £10,000 revamp to make it accessible to all, whether able-bodied, a parent pushing a pram, a child on a scooter or someone using a wheelchair.
North Yorkshire County Council manage the 27-acre nature reserve on the south side of Ripon on a long-term lease from Tarmac. Linking Ripon with the Fountains Abbey estate, the land is maintained as open green space by the Countcil working with the Friends of Hell Wath. It also houses the ground used by local Junior football club, Ripon City Panthers.