Year 11 spent a day in Malham in the Yorkshire Dales investigating whether there is any evidence of footpath erosion along a short stretch of the Pennine Way, as part of their Geography GCSE course.

Year 11 spent a day in Malham in the Yorkshire Dales investigating whether there is any evidence of footpath erosion along a short stretch of the Pennine Way.

The evidence they collected is to be used as the basis of their Controlled Assessment, which asks the question: 'Do tourist 'honeypot' sites create significant challenges for National Parks?'

The Dales are world famous for their beautiful limestone scenery and the 100 metre high ancient waterfall called Malham Cove is probably the most striking aspect, with people coming from all over the country to see it.

The small village of Malham is therefore inundated with tourists every year. Students spent the day carrying out fieldwork to investigate whether tourism is having a damaging effect on the environment, how tourism is being managed and what visitors to the village think about the place.