Our statement on scope to develop land adjacent to our oldest reserve
A developer has submitted a scoping report to York City Council to build 500 houses on Greenbelt land adjacent to Askham Bog.
A developer has submitted a scoping report to York City Council to build 500 houses on Greenbelt land adjacent to Askham Bog.
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is asking its supporters to respond to a Government consultation by 10th May to ensure wildlife and Local Wildlife Sites are given protection in future planning policy.…
Our statement on the recent fire at Allerthorpe Common.
Statement on the injured deer found at Spurn National Nature Reserve
Working towards a better connected landscape for wildlife
Crosswort gets its name from the position of its leaves - they surround the stem in groups of four, making a cross shape. The tiny, yellow flowers sit atop these crosses and bloom from April to…
Once widespread, this attractive plant has declined as a result of modern agricultural practices and is now only found in four sites in South East England.
Large scale drainage in the UK has seen a massive reduction in the range of this sensitive aquatic plant which now only occurs in around 50 sites in England.
Bladder campion is so-called for the bladder-like bulge that sites just behind the five-petalled flower - this is actually the fused sepals. Look for it on grasslands, farmland and along hedgerows…
The rare heath fritillary was on the brink of extinction in the 1970s, but conservation action turned its fortunes around. It is still confined to a small number of sites in the south of England,…