Grass Wood Nature Reserve
Discover delightful Grass Wood, a woodland full of character and wildlife in beautiful Wharfedale.
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Member’s Wild Ramble – Grass Wood
Join our reserves team for a hike around Grass Wood and discover more about the reserve and the work that we’re doing there.
Grass Wood Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Sara, one of our Telling our Story volunteers reports on the 40th-anniversary celebration of Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's custodianship of Grass Wood nature reserve, near Grassington in the…
Wood warbler
Look for the wood warbler singing from the canopy of oak woodlands in the north and west of the UK. Green above, it has a distinctive, bright yellow throat and eyestripe.
Wood sculpture at Little Beck nature reserve
Kate Yates, North Region Living Landscapes Officer, debuts an exciting new addition to Little Beck Wood!
Autumn treasures: searching for fungi at Grass Wood
I find it next to a woodland path – the remains of a dead tree forming a mossy arch. It’s giving off a strong, mushroomy smell – and it’s absolutely covered in fungi.
Grass snake
The grass snake is our longest snake, but don't worry if you find one in the compost heap - it's harmless! Look out for this green and yellow beauty in grasslands and wetlands, too.
Marram grass
The dense, spiky tufts of Marram grass are a familiar sight on our windswept coasts. In fact, its matted roots help to stabilise sand dunes, allowing them to grow up and become colonised by other…
Dene Wood: lessons from our space for nature (and people)
Claire Gribben tells us all about the Dene Wood nature area in Cottingham, an area for people and wildlife, which has been transformed by the community.
Knot grass
A common moth across most of the UK. The large, hairy caterpillars are often seen in late summer.
Snake in the grass
As flaming June arrives, the heat disperses. Over the last few weeks the warmth has been an early season welcome for our reptiles.
Wood melick
Wood melick is a slender, drooping grass that grows in dense patches in ancient woodlands and along shady banks. It has nodding flower heads, with brown, egg-shaped spikelets that contain the…