Wildflower wonder in the upland Yorkshire Dales
Balancing on the clints of a limestone pavement staring up at the view of Ingleborough mountain is one of those experiences which sticks with you, a moment of awe-inspiring wonder and pride.
Balancing on the clints of a limestone pavement staring up at the view of Ingleborough mountain is one of those experiences which sticks with you, a moment of awe-inspiring wonder and pride.
As part of an action-packed year of community engagement initiatives, Friends of Alderman Kneeshaw Park in Hull have taken their efforts to improve their local park to the next level this autumn,…
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust celebrated winning a prestigious prize on 21st June, as they took home the ‘Innovation Award’ from the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management Award…
With over 100 plant species flowering in this small former stone quarry in the Dales, including four species of orchid, a spring or summer visit is a must for wildflower enthusiasts.
A tiny nature reserve full of wildflowers and butterflies in summer. Rifle Butts Quarry provides an introduction to the wildlife typical of the remaining natural areas of the Yorkshire Wolds.…
A species rich chalk grassland, Wharram Quarry is home to many of the characteristic flowering plants that thrive on the thin Wolds soil. Butterflies flit from flower to flower and in the sky you…
This tranquil former limestone quarry is a veritable Aladdin’s Cave of botanists’ treasures. Its gems include several nationally scarce plants.
Imagine our surprise earlier this year when reports of a rare mammal - more at home in remote woodlands - began to reach us at Spurn National Nature Reserve.
Staff at Yorkshire Wildlife Trust are celebrating this week after receiving the news that a funding application to the Heritage Lottery Fund has been successful. Thanks to National Lottery players…
Sara spotted an advert for a ‘Curious About Crayfish’ event at Tarmac’s Threshfield Quarry, in the Yorkshire Dales and went along to find out more about how to save the UK’s only native freshwater…
As part of an initiative to reconnect residents of Bradford with their local, urban green spaces, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and Bradford Council’s Countryside and Rights of Way team have been…