Aerial Acro-bat-ics
Flit, quick, twirling glimpses over our gardens on a warm summer’s evening, spotted over woodlands or skimming a river – the sight of a bat quickens the heart. Popping out of the darkness, these…
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Dancing To Nature's Tune: Starlings Delight Over Doncaster
Sundown at Potteric Carr nature reserve in Doncaster. Without warning, calm skies are suddenly filled with a whirling, liquid-like mass of birds, moving in stunning synchronicity. This is a…
Doncaster Council declares climate and biodiversity emergency
A motion setting out ambitious targets putting biodiversity and sustainability at the heart of the Council's agenda has been unanimously supported by councillors.
Our little ponies – amazing grazers arrive in Doncaster
New arrivals will help to manage wetland habitat at Potteric Carr nature reserve
Turtle doves and newts set to benefit from new Doncaster nature reserve
At Parson’s Carr nature reserve in Doncaster, Yorkshire Wildlife has extended an area for wildlife to improve the fortunes of rare species. This includes creation of wildflower strips, and new dew…
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust announces new nature reserve in Doncaster: a story of urban success
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust have expanded their holdings on the edge of Doncaster, securing a home for more wildlife in one of Yorkshire’s most rapidly expanding business development zones.
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…
The return of the beetles!
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust colleagues are a committed bunch – maybe it’s because wildlife is always throwing us surprises and we never know when a brief check might just reveal something new,…
Red mullet
A strikingly beautiful fish, it is not hard to see where the ‘red’ mullet gets its name from!
Ballan wrasse
The largest of the UK wrasse species, the ballan wrasse with its striking patterning is a delight for any rocky reef snorkeller or shallow water diver!
Wall barley
The distinctive spiky, or 'bearded', green flower heads of wall barley appear from June to July and are easy to spot in an urban environment as they push their way up through pavements…
Beadlet anemone
Have you ever seen those dark red jelly blobs whilst rockpooling? These incredible creatures are beadlet anemones! They live attached to rocks all around the coast of the UK, the base of their…