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North Cliffe Wood Nature Reserve

Get yourself down to North Cliffe Wood to gaze in awe at the stunning bluebells and flowering heathland, and listen in wonder to one of the best dawn choruses anywhere

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Early birds: dawn chorus at North Cliffe Wood

It’s 4.40am on a calm spring morning. I pull into the layby next to North Cliffe Wood and strap on the head torch that’ll help me find my way through the darkness. There’s no traffic at this…

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If you go down to the woods today…

Our woodlands are at their best in the autumn, as tree canopies darken to russet orange and a low-lying sun casts an enchanting glow through the trees. Here are some of Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s…

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Maritime cliff

Whether they are tumbles of soft rock home to a variety of invertebrates, or hard, soaring rock faces bustling with huge seabird colonies, maritime cliffs may be challenging to explore but are…

Species

Chicken of the woods

Chicken of the woods is a sulphur-yellow bracket fungus of trees in woods, parks and gardens. It can often be found in tiered clusters on oak, but also likes beech, chestnut, cherry and even yew…

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Flamborough Cliffs Nature Reserve

Home to one of the most important seabird colonies in Europe. Flamborough Cliffs are packed with tens of thousands of breeding auks, gannets, gulls and puffins, with a riot of wildflowers,…

Species

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.