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    17

    Aug 2021

    Last Updated: 18/08/2021
    Environment
    Environment

    Appeal for information after £1,000 damage to Nidd Gorge car park barrier

    by Thomas Barrett

    | 17 Aug, 2021
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    Witnesses saw a white van hit the height restriction barrier as it attempted to enter the car park. But the vehicle's number plate is not known and the Woodland Trust is appealing for help tracing the vehicle in the hope it can recover the money.

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    The Woodland Trust is trying to track down a white van that caused £1,000 of damage to a barrier at the entrance to the Nidd Gorge car park on Ripley Road in Scotton.

    Witnesses say they saw the van hit the height restriction barrier as it attempted to enter the car park on Saturday July 31 at about 10am.

    The heavy gauge steel barrier was bent backwards and several visitors in the car park at the time gathered around the van. But the vehicle's number plate has yet to be identified.



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    The Woodland Trust owns the car park and maintains the woods in the gorge, which is a popular location for hikers and dog walkers.

    A spokesperson for the Woodland Trust said:

    "The Woodland Trust is a charity that protects woodland areas for the public good. It relies on donations to do this. Ideally, we would like to identify the driver or vehicle so we can try to recover the approx £1,000 repair cost and not divert it from other essential woodland protection work.
    "We would be grateful if anyone can help us to identify the van or driver, by providing a vehicle number plate for example."


    Anyone with information can contact The Woodland Trust on 0330 3333300 or email: enquiries@woodlandtrust.org.uk . Emails should have the subject heading 'Nidd Gorge - Height Barrier Damage'.