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A wildlife gardening award mounted on a wooden paque, placed in a winning garden. You can see a few shrubs, but the main focus is the plaque.

Wildlife Gardening Award 2024

Community Engagement Manager, Jo, tells us all about the success of our Wildlife Gardening Award which launched in 2023. Applications are now open for 2024 - read on to learn why you should enter…

Woman making bird and bat boxes on a table outside. She is being assisted by a man and another woman is watching on and smiling.

Community Habitat Creation Days

A series of recent Community Habitat Creation Days have seen individuals, families and community groups in Hull coming together to make a difference for nature across the city.

Toad

Toad-ally awesome!

As the temperature slowly rises and blue begins to peak through the winter clouds, life begins to return to our ponds. Our first frogs show themselves in mid-March, and frogspawn – that spectacle…

Bluebells in a woodland

Where to see woodland wildflowers

One of the first signs of spring is the slow peek of woodland wildflowers through the leaf litter of the forest floor, spreading out like a colourful carpet between the tree trunks. Nodding white…

Shot of a freshly planted hedgerow on the edge of a field on a nature reserve in winter.

Hedgerow habitat creation at Spurn

Clare Galpin, Reserves Assistant at Spurn tells us more about hedgerows, their importance, and how the recently planted hedgerow will positively impact the wildlife at Spurn.

Spring crocus

The coming of spring

Gardeners everywhere are making plans for spring and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust are renewing their call, encouraging gardeners everywhere to make space for wildlife – no matter how big or small your…

Man crouched down in the shallow waters by the shoreline, holding and looking at some seaweed. There is the coastline and sea in the background.

Wild Eye Wildlife Webcam

Marine Communications and Engagement Manager, Cate Holborn, tells us about Wild Eye’s new live stream webcam positioned in Scarborough Harbour in partnership with SeaGrown, and what we hope to see…

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