Yorkshire Wildlife Trust blog

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Our latest stories, tips and features on all things wildlife and all things Yorkshire.

An immature goshawk flying across a blue sky, showing the bulging secondarie son the wing, the powerful build and the projecting head. It has dark streaking on its breast, rather than the barring of adults

Skydancing

Stare up in awe at displaying raptors with Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's very own birdwatcher Jono Leadley

Birdwatching

Robin and blue tit on bird feeder

Bird feeding on nature reserves

Tuesday 3 February 2026

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…

Birds

A kestrel and barn owl sit at the centre of the image flying with wings spread

Photographing Yorkshire's Wildlife in Winter

Tuesday 3 February 2026

The Yorkshire winter might feel bleak at first glance. Bare trees, frosty mornings, and short days but for wildlife photographers, it offers a magical stage to capture the secret lives of the…

Harrogate Supporter Group Volunteers - Sara Spillett

Wild work and warm smiles - a day with the Harrogate Supporter Group volunteers

It takes more than wildlife to make a wild place flourish, it takes people who care enough to lend a hand as Sara Spillett, one of our Telling a Story volunteers, found out when she met our…

person on a small dingy on the water at the edge. Another man is stood on the bank monitoring.

Taking the measure of our Moors: How peat depths and ground levels guide restoration on Hatfield and Thorne

Peatland restoration always begins with understanding what lies beneath our feet. On Hatfield and Thorne Moors, that means measuring peat depth - an essential step in bringing these…

view of a frosty wintery woodland looking p a path with a tree trunk to the left and more trees in the distance and to the right. on the right there are still some yellow leaves from autumn left on the branches

Winter woodland walks to enjoy

Our woodlands are at their most atmospherically sculptural in the winter, coated in a glimmering frost as they raise their bare branches to the sky. A woodland wander in winter might reveal flocks…

a brown and whiote speckled cow grazing in the winter on a sloping grassy hill on a nature reserve. There is low level mist and it looks chilly and frosty.

Winter grazing

We're no stranger to a harsh Yorkshire winter, but how do our grazing animals cope with such inclement weather and what do they do in the winter months? South Reserves Assistant, Katie Baker…

Grazing

A large flock of knot and lapwings takes off, filling the frame.

Glorious mud and winter waders

Our blogger spends a day at Paull Holme Strays Nature Reserve...

Dave Shipman Voluntary Placement - Credit YWT

The view from here - my life changing experience as a voluntary placement

Sara, one of our Telling Our Story volunteers, spoke to Dave Shipman who at 41, swapped his 9 – 5 for a year in wellies, wildlife, and wild weather on a Yorkshire Wildlife Trust voluntary…

Coastal landscape at dawn, showcasing a long sandy beach partially covered in snow, with small waves breaking in the ocean under a blue and cloudy sky. Foreground shows golden-colored dune grass, with a sandy cliff to the left.

Spurn Point: The perfect winter day out at our own Land’s End

Discover the beauty of Spurn Point, a unique nature reserve offering a wild winter adventure through a constantly changing landscape of big skies, rich history, and incredible birdlife.

Spurn