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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…
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…
Shop and surf
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.
My coffee shop
Friends Dawn and Ann meet up every fortnight for a walk and a catch up on one of their local nature reserves.
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
Funding win set to release the wonder of Wheldrake Ings
Wheldrake Ings, an iconic part of the Lower Derwent Valley National Nature Reserve (NNR) is set to be transformed by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust thanks to a £42,050 grant from funding body WREN.
Foss Catchment Project
Michael Gove reveals UK set to back total ban on bee-harming pesticides
In an article penned for The Guardian today, the Environment Secretary states: "Where there is evidence that human activity is contributing to pollinator decline, we have a duty to act.…
How to attract butterflies to your garden
Provide food for caterpillars and choose nectar-rich plants for butterflies and you’ll have a colourful, fluttering display in your garden for many months.