Sheep's-bit
With its fluffy-looking, light blue flower heads, sheep's-bit is a pretty plant of dry grassland, heaths and clifftops. Sometimes carpeting an area, it is popular with nectar-loving insects…
With its fluffy-looking, light blue flower heads, sheep's-bit is a pretty plant of dry grassland, heaths and clifftops. Sometimes carpeting an area, it is popular with nectar-loving insects…
The results of our Great Yorkshire Creature Count has forced many of us to face up to the sad fact that much of our most beloved wildlife – that not so long ago would have been a common sight in…
As Halloween draws near, Sara Booth-Card (Nature Friendly Schools Coordinator), reveals some of Yorkshire's most weird and wonderful wildlife.
A new species of damselfly has made its home among Potteric Carr’s wetlands as climate change pushes it further north.
Aliens are invading Yorkshire! Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) are the second largest threat to global biodiversity (just below habitat loss) and all along Yorkshire’s waterways we can see the…
In response to Defra’s announcement 'Butterflies, bats and birds among rare species set to benefit from new funding announced' we explore the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust projects that…
Here in Yorkshire, we have good reason to be proud of our black sheep - both our famous and excellent beer and the Hebridean Sheep of the same colour grazing on our reserves. Beth Wood, our…
Like humans, cows, sheep, ponies and goats each have their own preferences when picking what to eat for dinner. The different ways these animals graze creates unique grassland habitats. That'…
Tomorrow's Natural Leader Liberty explains why getting closer to nature is so important.
Balancing on the clints of a limestone pavement staring up at the view of Ingleborough mountain is one of those experiences which sticks with you, a moment of awe-inspiring wonder and pride.