The Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust was formed in 2004 with a remit to improve, restore and conserve the rivers Swale, Ure, Wharfe and Nidd whose headwaters lie within the Yorkshire Dales National Park[1] and the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[2] The trust is a member of the Association of Rivers Trusts[3] which set up as a charity in 2001 to represent member trusts and assist them with conserving river catchments across England and Wales.