Turning out the cows
We’ve had a busy few weeks here at Stirley getting the fields ready for some of our cows to go back out to the fields...
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Stirley
Once an intensively grazed dairy farm, Stirley is now an inspiring showcase for conservation grazing methods and a place to enjoy nature’s sights and sounds.
Welcome to Stirley Farm
Livestock Assistant Maz explains about the history of Stirley Farm.
Welcome to Stirley, Huddersfield
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's Stirley nature reserve is an inspirational place in West Yorkshire, bringing back wildlife to our landscapes and working with local people to achieve healthy living and a healthy environment.
Bellfield’s Pasture
This small pasture is being restored after years of sheep grazing. It is an important wild link between neighbouring Ashes Pasture and Ingleborough National Nature Reserve.
Members' Wild Ramble: Stirley
Member exclusive events - Join us for a member-exclusive ramble and delve further into our Stirley nature reserve.
Brae Pasture Nature Reserve
Visit Brae Pasture on a still, warm summer’s day and you’ll be enchanted by the colours of its wildflowers and butterflies. The views across the Ribble Valley to Pen-y-Ghent aren’t bad either!
Events & Engagement Volunteer - Stirley
Nature is amazing and we want to tell everyone! Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is creating a county rich in wildlife and we need passionate, inspiring volunteers to help people to develop a connection…
Lowland meadow and pasture
Generally found as part of lowland farms or nature reserves, these small, flower-rich fields are at their best in midsummer when the plethora of flowers and insects is a delight. Tiny reminders of…
Weybeck's Pasture - A Celebration of Summer
Excited to see her local reserve in the new edition of the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust guidebook “Discover Yorkshire’s Wildlife”, Sara, one of our Telling our Story volunteers visited on a sunny day…
Purple moor-grass and rush pasture
This distinctive type of damp pasture is generally found on commons, as a component of lowland fen, or in undeveloped corners of otherwise intensively farmed landscapes.
Ashes Pasture Nature Reserve
The largest of our cluster of reserves at the north-eastern tip of Ingleborough, this diverse grassland is home to nationally rare flower species, including ten species of orchid. A rare example…