North Cliffe Wood Nature Reserve
Get yourself down to North Cliffe Wood to gaze in awe at the stunning bluebells and flowering heathland, and listen in wonder to one of the best dawn choruses anywhere
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Early birds: dawn chorus at North Cliffe Wood
It’s 4.40am on a calm spring morning. I pull into the layby next to North Cliffe Wood and strap on the head torch that’ll help me find my way through the darkness. There’s no traffic at this…
Wood sculpture at Little Beck nature reserve
Kate Yates, North Region Living Landscapes Officer, debuts an exciting new addition to Little Beck Wood!
Wood warbler
Look for the wood warbler singing from the canopy of oak woodlands in the north and west of the UK. Green above, it has a distinctive, bright yellow throat and eyestripe.
Maritime cliff
Whether they are tumbles of soft rock home to a variety of invertebrates, or hard, soaring rock faces bustling with huge seabird colonies, maritime cliffs may be challenging to explore but are…
Dene Wood: lessons from our space for nature (and people)
Claire Gribben tells us all about the Dene Wood nature area in Cottingham, an area for people and wildlife, which has been transformed by the community.
Flamborough Cliffs Nature Reserve
Home to one of the most important seabird colonies in Europe. Flamborough Cliffs are packed with tens of thousands of breeding auks, gannets, gulls and puffins, with a riot of wildflowers,…
Wood sage
Despite having the familiar sage-green leaves, Wood sage has very little scent, so is not a good cooking herb. It can be found on acidic soils on sand dunes, heaths and cliffs, and along woodland…
Wood spurge
As its name suggests, Wood spurge is found in woodlands. It is an attractive evergreen that displays cup-shaped, green flowers in clusters and dark green leaves.
wood anemone
A spring delight, the wood anemone grows in dappled shade in ancient woodlands. Traditional management, such as coppicing, can help such flowers by opening up the woodland floor to sunlight.
Devastating news for bees as Government reverses neonicotinoids ban
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is alarmed to learn the Government has agreed the use of a highly damaging pesticide - neonicotinoid thiamethoxam - for the treatment of sugar beet seed in response to…
Speckled wood
The speckled wood prefers the dappled sunlight of woodland rides and edges, hedgerows and even gardens. Despite declines, its range has spread over recent years.