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Herein are herons

The statuesque heron stands in the shallow waters of ponds and lakes, or at the river’s edge, waiting patiently for their next meal to swim by. They are easier and delightful to spot against muted…

A common blue butterfly perched on a blade of grass.

Where have all the butterflies gone?

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and Butterfly Conservation work closely together each year to survey and monitor butterfly numbers on our reserves. Nick Hall, Yorkshire Transect Co-ordinator for…

A male scarce vapourer moth on a wooden log.

The scarce vapourer moth

The Scarce Vapourer (Orgyia recens) is a punk rock caterpillar covered in colourful plumes, with a wonderfully unusual lifecycle. Sadly, this is an increasingly rare and threatened species.

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