Hugh Kemp, who hails from a North Riding farming family, became a coal miner for over two years; trained as an artist and 40 years ago bought a hill farm in The Dales. Situated at 1000 ft above sea level the plan was to grow Christmas and Forestry trees in spite of the professionals saying trees would not grow at that height. Not only did the birdlife increase dramatically, but today Hugh's woods provide a home to lots of red squirrels.