Author Archives for Lily Mulvey

About Lily Mulvey

Lily is the Authority's Historic Environment Apprentice

A clear dark starry sky over Bolton Abbey stepping stones.

Creepy Canons?

October 31, 2021 12:00 pm Published by 1 Comment

Happy Halloween! The spookiest time of the year is fast approaching, so now is the perfect time to explore one […]


Image shows what appears to be a pile of stones with a ranging pole (red and white pole) in the foreground

Leave No Trace – Help us Protect the Historic Environment

June 27, 2021 1:00 pm Published by 1 Comment

Simply put, if you come across a cairn in the landscape, don’t disturb it. This means both removing stones from it or adding your own, or even ‘re-arranging it’. Our heritage is a shared resource, but it is finite and relies on all of us to look after it so that future generations can enjoy it too.


Image shows the northern side of the stone circle with staff and volunteers inspecting the circle in the right of the frame

Game of Stones

February 16, 2021 7:30 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

The opportunities for the YDNPA’s Historic Environment team to complete any community projects have been much reduced recently. But happily […]


Image shows a boundary wall and dyke of Cow Green Park

Cut to the Chase

November 19, 2020 12:40 pm Published by 6 Comments

Deer reader, This blog post is going to buck the trend and focus on something which has relatively little on-the-ground […]