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Friends Dawn and Ann meet up every fortnight for a walk and a catch up on one of their local nature reserves.
Brandt's bat
The small, shaggy-furred Brandt's bat roosts in all sorts of houses, old or modern. It is similar to the whiskered bat and they often roost together, but in separate colonies. It feeds low to…
Banded demoiselle
The Banded demoiselle can be seen flitting around slow-moving rivers, ponds and lakes. The males are metallic blue, with a distinctive dark band across their wings, and the females are a shiny…
Common banded hoverfly
The Common banded hoverfly has a fitting name: it is not only one of our most common species, its black body is also covered in yellow bands! It can be seen in many habitats from gardens to…
Bearded tit
The bearded tit is an unmistakable cinnamon-coloured bird of reedbeds in the south, east and north-west of England. Males actually sport a black 'moustache', rather than a beard!
YWT launches urgent appeal to save nationally important Ingleborough landscape
We’re launching our Wild Ingleborough appeal today, to restore and create a more resilient wildlife habitat in this stunning area of the Yorkshire Dales.
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.
Smart souvenir shopping
Bringing a piece of your holiday home is a great way of keeping the memories alive – just make sure it’s wildlife-friendly!
Other ways to give
PeatFix a game-changer for peatlands?
Sara one of our Telling our Story volunteers visited Fleet Moss high above Wharfedale and Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales, to see the work going on by YWT staff to collect samples, as part of…
Wild About Wild Eye
For his latest blog, Telling Our Story volunteer Simon headed to sunny Scarborough for the unveiling of "Sea Oak", the newest addition to YWT's Wild Eye coastal art and nature trail…