Popular Moorlands reserve in York closed while dying trees are felled
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
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My close up
Once a month, Robert attends his local Wildlife Watch group in Nottinghamshire. He’s been going for over a year now and has made lots of new friends; most of all, though, he loves how much he has…
Close encounters of the vole kind
As the days draw out and nights get shorter, with the sun higher in the sky, my thoughts turn back to this time last year: a lazy moment sat on a grassy bank overlooking the crystal clear waters…
Spurn National Nature Reserve
Welcome to Yorkshire's very own Lands End. Start your adventure at Spurn from our Spurn Discovery Centre!
Walking to Spurn’s very own Land’s End
Spurn National Nature Reserve is a sandy peninsula jutting out, 3.5 miles from the end of the Holderness Coast, into the mouth of the Humber Estuary. This unique and iconic landscape may be ever…
White clover
A familiar 'weed' of gardens, roadsides, meadows and parks, White clover is famous for its trefoil leaves - look out for a lucky four-leaf clover in your own garden!
Help children get close to Filey’s wildlife!
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust looks to engage the spirit of Christmas in a festive appeal to raise £5,000. Success will release an additional £15,000 match funding to improve the visitor experience at…
Red clover
A familiar 'weed' of gardens, roadsides, meadows and parks, red clover has trefoil leaves and red, rounded flower heads. It is often used as fodder for livestock.
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…
Clouded yellow
The clouded yellow is a migrant that arrives here from May onwards. Usually, only small numbers turn up, but some years see mass migrations. It prefers open habitats, particularly chalk grassland…
Seabird city: getting close to puffins at Flamborough Cliffs
The puffin waddles to the very edge of the cliff, the strong claws on its big, orange feet gripping the crumbly, chalk surface. Its beak – an enormous red, blue and yellow triangle that really…
Hare's-foot clover
The downy hairs that cover the pale pink flowers of Hare's-foot clover give it the look of a Hare's paw - hence the common name. Look out for this clover around the coast and on dry…