THE North York Moors National Park Authority has been given a national award for improving their network of bridleways.
The honour, from the British Horse Society, recognises the work the authority has done over the past seven years to create more rights of way for horse riders and cyclists.
Rural Affairs Minister Alun Michael presented the award to Geri Coop, one of two rights-of-way officers in the park, and to Hawson Simpson, chairman of the authority's park services committee.
Mr Michael said the authority had added more than 80km of bridleways to the network.
Rights-of-way officer Karl Gerhardsen said: "We have made a real difference to the network and we are delighted that the society has recognised that."
The park now has about 2,298km of paths
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