Four great walks to enjoy heather
Anyone who thinks of Yorkshire in late summer can’t help but imagine swathes of purples and pinks up on the incredible moorland that so characterises our glorious county. A last burst of the…
Anyone who thinks of Yorkshire in late summer can’t help but imagine swathes of purples and pinks up on the incredible moorland that so characterises our glorious county. A last burst of the…
The Brown argus favours open, chalk and limestone grasslands, but can also be spotted on coastal dunes, in woodland clearings and along disused railways.
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Considered to be one of the prettiest gentians, the Chiltern gentian is a rare plant in the UK. It likes chalk grasslands, its purple, trumpet-shaped flowers blooming from August.
The Black-tailed skimmer is a narrow-bodied dragonfly that can be seen flying low over the bare gravel and mud around flooded gravel pits and reservoirs. It is on the wing from May to August.
As the name suggests, this beautiful brown butterfly is most common in Scotland, though it can also be seen in northern England.
The emperor dragonfly is an impressively large and colourful dragonfly of ponds, lakes, canals and flooded gravel pits. It flies between June and August and even eats its prey on the wing.
A stocky, little sandpiper, the knot can be spotted in estuaries from August onwards, migrating here from the Arctic where it breeds. Look out for it probing the muddy sand with its specialised…
This August, Telling Our Story Volunteer - Simon headed out to highlight three of our less visited nature reserves where geology combines with good habitat management to create some wildlife…
In the next of Liberty's blog series, she explores the great English oak...
Moorlands nature reserve near York will be closed in early August whilst the Trust fells several trees which have been killed by ash dieback and pose a safety risk
Liberty celebrates National Tree Week by beginning a tree blog inventory - starting with the beautiful horse chestnut tree.