News
Please find our latest news as well as updates about work at a national level and with our partners.
Brockadale land appeal gets off to great start
Wednesday 12th June, 2013
It’s already been a week since Yorkshire Wildlife Trust launched their ‘Bigger, Better’ Brockadale Nature Reserve appeal and the donations have started flooding in.
Celebration weekend for UK’s remaining meadows
Wednesday 12th June, 2013
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust highlights the county’s need for meadows
Shoals of public support for marine protection put Government commitment in the shallows
Wednesday 12th June, 2013
Over 350,000 signatures presented to Downing Street this morning - people’s views from Yorkshire go to Number 10...
Local people want to see wildlife improvements in Lower Don catchment
Monday 10th June, 2013
Wide-scale public consultation reveals local people’s priorities for improving the Lower Don catchment for people and wildlife, stretching from the Don Gorge to Goole.
The future of the UK's iconic wildlife hangs in the balance
Friday 7th June, 2013
The character, wildlife and heritage of many of the UK's iconic landscapes - from the Cornish coast to the islands of Scotland - hang in the balance warn a coalition of farming, wildlife, environmental and heritage groups, unless there is a way of improving the package of support farmers receive for managing these areas sympathetically.
Cancellation to volunteer workday
Wednesday 5th June, 2013
Please note the volunteer workday planned for tomorrow at Burton Riggs Nature Reserve near Scarborough has been cancelled.
Help us build a bigger, better Brockadale
Wednesday 5th June, 2013
Help us raise £40,000 to purchase land that will connect two pieces of a very special nature reserve together.
No winners in badger cull vote
Wednesday 5th June, 2013
The results of today's Opposition debate - calling on the Government to stop the cull of badgers - were not a surprise as there was a three line whip. MPs voted in favour of a badger cull by 298 votes to 237. In October 2012 in a free vote MPs voted against a badger cull.
Discover the story behind your food
Tuesday 4th June, 2013
Join Yorkshire Wildlife Trust at their Open Farm Sunday event at Stirley Community Farm.
Midwife Calling
Saturday 1st June, 2013
Midwife toads have been on our shores and working their way around them (with a little help) for more than 100 years, but what do we know about their interactions with our native amphibians?