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Wildlife-friendly Open Gardens
Be inspired by this unique opportunity to visit some of Yorkshire’s most wildlife-friendly gardens as many of our Wildlife Gardening Award winners open their outdoor spaces to the public for a limited time only.
Spurn National Nature Reserve
Welcome to Yorkshire's very own Lands End. Start your adventure at Spurn from our Spurn Discovery Centre!
Walking to Spurn’s very own Land’s End
Spurn National Nature Reserve is a sandy peninsula jutting out, 3.5 miles from the end of the Holderness Coast, into the mouth of the Humber Estuary. This unique and iconic landscape may be ever…
Updated Notice - Spurn National Nature Reserve once again open
Spurn is again open to the public following its temporary closure due to flood warning issued for 1 February.
Wildlife-Friendly Open Gardens Materials
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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…
30 Days Wild
The UK's biggest nature challenge with The Wildlife Trusts is taking place throughout June 2026. An opportunity for everyone to connect with nature.
First-ever spotting at Spurn Point
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust were very excited in mid-July to record the discovery of the first white-letter hairstreak butterfly at Spurn!
Action for Nature Day
#TeamWilder Action for Nature day programme
Pine marten at Spurn National Nature Reserve
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.
Spending the day in Flamborough
If you are visiting Flamborough, why not make a day of it? Find out what to do nearby.