Garden tiger moth
The garden tiger is an attractive, brown-and-white moth of sand dunes, woodland edges, meadows and hedgerows; it will also visit gardens. In decline, it is suffering from the 'tidying up…
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Open gardens
Thank you for your interest in opening your wildlife-friendly garden in aid of Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.
Preparing your garden wildlife for winter
Spare a thought for your garden wildlife as temperatures plummet and the rest of us wrap up warm, hunker down and prepare for the advent of spring. Winter is the hardest season for our wild garden…
Why should we garden with wildlife in mind?
Gardening for wildlife benefits birds, butterflies, hedgehogs and even you! Read on to discover more...
Invasive Species
Our work to tackle non native invasive species
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.
Spooky Species
Be spellbound by wildlife this season!
Garden bumblebee
Unsurprisingly, the garden bumblebee can be found in the garden, buzzing around flowers like foxgloves, cowslips and red clover. It is quite a large, scruffy-looking bee, with a white tail. It…
Species Reintroduction (YDCP)
The Living Ark Project focused on four important species: tansy beetle, greater water parsnip, willow tit and narrow leaved water dropwort.
Garden warbler
A plain-looking warbler, the garden warbler is a summer visitor to the UK. It is a shy bird and is most likely to be heard, rather than seen, in woodland and scrub habitats.
Garden spider
Have you ever stopped to look at the shape of a spider web? Garden spiders spin a spiral shaped web, perfect for catching lots of juicy prey!
Green tiger beetle
A ferocious and agile predator, the green tiger beetle hunts spiders, ants and caterpillars on heaths, grasslands and sand dunes. It is one of our fastest insects and a dazzling metallic green…