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Neonicotinoids: calling for a sustainable solution for both farmers and our environment.
The Government’s decision to allow the temporary use of neonicotinoids to tackle beet yellows virus forces us to choose between the plight of our famers and the plight of our pollinators. With a…
Our journey to becoming an eco-friendly business
Read about the steps this new, coastal business has taken to help save our seas!
25 year environment plan – a step in the right direction
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust welcomed the Government’s launch of a 25 year plan for the environment today, but hopes it will be backed by strong legislation and funding.
Businesses
Burnet companion
This day-flying moth is found on flowery meadows, often in the company of other moths and butterflies.
How to conserve water
If we all do our part in saving precious water supplies, we can make a huge difference for the environment.
Yorkshire Water
Water spider
There are several species of spider that live in our wetlands, but the water spider is the only one that spends its life under the water. In its pond habitats, it looks silvery because of the air…
Water scorpion
The water scorpion is not a true scorpion, but it certainly looks like one! An underwater predator, it uses its front pincer-like legs to catch its prey. Its tail actually acts as a kind of '…
Water shrew
The large, dark grey water shrew lives mostly in wetland habitats. It's a good swimmer that hunts for aquatic insects and burrows into the banks.