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Butterfly Surveyor Volunteer
Do you love walking in the countryside on a sunny day? Can you identify the most common butterfly species that we have here in Yorkshire? If so, the role of butterfly surveyor could be perfect for…
Migration Sensation
Autumn migration is underway, and is one of the UK’s most impressive natural events!
Greater butterfly-orchid
The Greater butterfly-orchid is a tall orchid of hay meadows, grasslands and ancient woodlands. It has whitish-green flowers that have spreading petals and sepals - a bit like the wings of a…
Utterly flutterly butterflies
Butterflies are a summer delight, flashes of colour dancing in amongst the leaves. Learn to recognise some of our common species, and how you can help them.
From Buxton to the Borders – £7m Government grant allows new moorland conservation work to get underway
A new injection of Government cash will help support the restoration of England’s iconic peatlands. Two successful bids in the north will fund peatland conservation from the Peak District to the…
Butterflies Surprise at Barlow Common
Telling our story volunteer Howard Roddie didn’t know the difference between a red admiral and a comma butterfly, so he booked a place on the volunteer butterfly surveyor training. He took a few…
Ingleborough's Iconic Wildlife
Seasonal flooding and wetlands
Our wetland habitats depend on the seasonal ebb and flow of water. Working with this natural process brings wide-ranging and wonderful benefits - Vanessa Barlow, Living Landscapes Assistant for…
Paws for thought! YWT urge dog walkers to keep their dogs on leads during ground-nesting season
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust are encouraging dog owners to keep their pets on leads during visits to nature reserves and the wider countryside.
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…
Seasonally spooky spectacles
The nights are drawing in, the mornings are beginning to frost over and the clocks go back, officially marking the end of British summer time. Shorter days doesn’t mean the yearly wildlife…