Common pond skater
The common pond skater can be seen 'skating' over the surface of ponds, lakes, ditches and slow-moving rivers. It is predatory, feeding on small insects by detecting vibrations in the…
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Greater pond sedge
A tussocky sedge, Greater pond sedge has stout, upright flower spikes, strap-like leaves and triangular stems. It prefers lowland wetland habitats on heavy soils.
How to build a pond
A wildlife pond is one of the single best features for attracting new wildlife to the garden.
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…
How to create a mini pond
Even a small pond can be home to an interesting range of wildlife, including damsel and dragonflies, frogs and newts. Any pond can become a feeding ground for birds, hedgehogs and bats – the best…
Looking after your winter pond
Winter is an ideal time to carry out any pond maintenance ready for next spring. Here are our top tips on what to do and how to do it to minimise wildlife disturbance and maximise habitat creation…
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…
Improving the Swale and its landscape
River Restoration Officer, Claire, tells us more on work that is currently underway to restore the Swale to its former glory and how landowners and land-managers can get involved too.
Wildlife of the dew ponds
A dew pond offers an oasis for wildlife in the dry, chalky Yorkshire Wolds. Find out more about the wildlife you're likely to see around the pond.
Ponds
Whether found in a garden or part of an agricultural landscape, ponds are oases of wildlife worth investigating. Even small ponds can support a wealth of species and collectively, ponds play a key…
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Keep up to date with the latest stories, research, projects and challenges as we work to tackle the climate and nature crisis.
Wolds dew ponds
Gazing across the rolling Yorkshire Wolds, you may spot glimmers of water among the farms and fields. These are the mysterious dew ponds - providing a glimpse into past farming practices. Our restoration work has turned them into a haven for wildlife.