VOLUNTEERS are being sought to help preserve the 109-mile Cleveland Way.

The North York Moors National Park is looking for families and groups such as scouts and guides to help care for one of the country’s most popular long distance trails.

It wants new volunteers for the Cleveland Way Adoption Scheme which was established two years’ ago to help maintain the national trail.

Several sections of the trail between 2.2 miles and 6.8 miles are up for grabs and adopters must commit to a minimum of three patrols each year to report on the condition of the trail, record wildlife sightings and carry out basic maintenance such as litter picking, cutting back vegetation and clearing blocked drainage channels.

Any group interested should contact t.andrews@northyorkmoors.org.uk or phone 01439 772700.