Faced with a wall of tangled and straggly growth at Cali Heath Nature Reserve, a group of volunteers gathered to learn how to sort the wood from the trees. On a clear Autumn day they would sculpt…

Moorlands was the second reserve that Yorkshire Wildlife Trust acquired becoming custodians in 1955. Anyone expecting to go towards Whitby to find a scorched heatherscape would be surprised to…

After 3 years of community projects aiming to connect people with nature through art in Scarborough, the Wild Eye project culminates with the opening of the Scarborough Wildlife Viewing Station on…

The challenge for #TeamWilder is simple - to get people involved in nature. Howard went along to the Action for Nature day at Cliffe Castle in Keighley to see one of the ways #TeamWilder do this…

An altered assignment at Hetchell Wood impressed Howard Roddie recently, as three YWT volunteer groups worked together on one site, moving between tasks with common aims. Howard was also left…

This intriguing question was just one of those that Telling our Story volunteer Howard pondered when he attended a big day for the Wild Eye nature and arts project. Artist Shazad Dawood and…

The first YWT Marine volunteers conference brought together 30 of our volunteers and staff who care for the 90 miles of shoreline from the Humber to the Tees. Jumping at the chance to find out…

The last time Howard Roddie was anywhere near Adel Dam, he forgot his running shoes. This time he forgot his Wellies. Read on to find out how he coped, how he discovered a new dance and met…

May is the time of year when YWT Task Day Volunteers' thoughts turn to Balsam Bashing - the (not so) ancient but important art of uprooting Himalayan Balsam - so it doesn't entirely take…

Whilst YWT is unquestionably all about the things we do outside, none of this could happen without the things that have to be done inside. Howard Roddie took the bus to York to find out more about…