COUNTRYSIDE campaigners the CLA are looking for Yorkshire’s best waller.

The Country, Land and Business Association has launched the 2010 Dry Stone Wall Competition.

The contest is aimed at preserving the county’s ancient craft of dry stone walling.

Held in association with the Yorkshire Dry Stone Walling Guild, the competition is believed to be unique in Britain as it judges new or rebuilt walls in the countryside and is not a contest between wallers building temporary short stretches.

Marks are awarded for use of local style, impact on the landscape, tidiness and difficulty of terrain.

The competition is open to all wallers who live and work in Yorkshire and is free to enter.

Further details and an entry form are available on the Yorkshire pages of the CLA website: www.cla.org.uk – or by calling the CLA on 01347 823803.