Woodland management at Potteric Carr
Reserves Officer Jim Horsfall explains why woodland management is necessary, and how we go about doing it.
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Yorkshire's woodland wonders
Explore the beauty and importance of Yorkshire's woodlands. Learn about the woodlands we manage, the conservation work we do, and how you can get involved.
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…
Where to see woodland wildflowers
One of the first signs of spring is the slow peek of woodland wildflowers through the leaf litter of the forest floor, spreading out like a colourful carpet between the tree trunks. Nodding white…
Woodland
Woodlands are magical places, full of wildlife and full of history. Great spotted woodpeckers, nuthatches and jays flit between trees as butterflies dance in sunny glades. Badgers forage through…
Wet woodland
Wet woodlands in the UK can be wild, secretive places. Tangles of trailing creepers, tussocky sedges and lush tall-herbs conceal swampy pools and partially submerged fallen willow trunks, likely…
Water Haigh Woodland Park
A varied and developing site straddling the Aire and Calder Navigation and railway, Water Haigh Woodland Park sports an array of habitats and a growing species list.
Moorlands the Merrier - York Woodland Celebrates Big Birthday
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…
River Dove - Natural Flood Management
Delivered in partnership with the Environment Agency, the River Dove Natural Flood Management (NFM) project aims to reduce flood risk to 25 of the worst-affected properties in the settlements of Kirkby Mills and Keldholme during 1 in 10 and 1 in 30-year scale flood events.
Wildlife Gardening: Speak to the management!
This spring, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust are encouraging gardeners of plots big and small across Yorkshire to consider their local wildlife in their yearly plans. This is part 3 of 4 looking at what…
What is meant by ecological succession?
South Reserves Assistant, Katie Baker, talks us through ecological succession and why it is important for Reserve Managers, in order to maintain precious habitats.
NatureBid project to improve water quality and flood management
We are pleased to announce a new pilot project which awards funding to landowners in the Upper Aire to improve water quality and flood management.