What to feed hedgehogs and badgers
Putting out a bit of food can help see mammals like hedgehogs through colder spells.
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How to feed birds in your garden
Attract birds all year round by creating a wildlife-friendly garden
Spend some time outdoors this half term
Go in search of a wilder Yorkshire this February half-term holiday, and take the opportunity to enjoy some fresh air and all of winter’s cobweb-blowing glory. Yorkshire’s wild places and nature…
Feeding garden birds safely
Is it okay to feed our feathered friends? In light of a new evidence review from the RSPB, Tom Hibbert explains the best way to keep birds visiting your garden safe.
Be more Bog: Our long-term plans at Askham Bog nature reserve
Our long-term plans to make Askham Bog more of a bog and less of a woodland.
Digital competitions - terms and conditions
Terms and conditions for any competitions run online
Bird feeding on nature reserves
Visitors to our reserves in recent months may have noticed the number of bird feeders on-site decreasing. David Craven, Head of Operations in East Yorkshire, explains more about our plans to…
My dinner party
Niamh loves to feed the birds, so makes natural feeders out of pinecones and berries, to help them through the winter. She’ll tie this to a branch so that the birds can feast from it safely.
Butterfly bounty: a hot, sunny day at Brockadale
It’s a sight to stop you in your tracks – dozens of butterflies clustered in one spot. I watch, fascinated, as they flutter and feed together. But these green-veined whites haven’t been attracted…
Honey buzzard
Rare summer visitors, honey buzzards breed in open woodland where they feed on the nests and larvae of bees and wasps.
My garden
Nicolas is a farmer who loves wildlife. Through his passion he has grown a successful bird seed business, and in partnership with The Wildlife Trusts has helped to raise £1 million for…
Lovely ladybirds
Did you know there are around 4000 different species of beetle in the UK? One of our most familiar beetles is the ladybird, which is also one of our most popular because of their importance to…