If you go down to the woods today…
Our woodlands are at their best in the autumn, as tree canopies darken to russet orange and a low-lying sun casts an enchanting glow through the trees. Here are some of Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s…
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Chicken of the woods
Chicken of the woods is a sulphur-yellow bracket fungus of trees in woods, parks and gardens. It can often be found in tiered clusters on oak, but also likes beech, chestnut, cherry and even yew…
Wood sculpture at Little Beck nature reserve
Kate Yates, North Region Living Landscapes Officer, debuts an exciting new addition to Little Beck Wood!
Dene Wood: lessons from our space for nature (and people)
Claire Gribben tells us all about the Dene Wood nature area in Cottingham, an area for people and wildlife, which has been transformed by the community.
Coppicing with care: working together for wilder woods
For her latest Telling our Story blog, Sara visited Grass Wood where she joined Nature Reserves Manager (North West) Graham Standring and the volunteers who were coppicing hazel and removing beech…
Wood warbler
Look for the wood warbler singing from the canopy of oak woodlands in the north and west of the UK. Green above, it has a distinctive, bright yellow throat and eyestripe.
Visiting bluebell woodlands responsibly
Every spring, many of our woodlands burst into colour with beautiful purple carpets of bluebells.
Beech and yew wood
Soaring beech trunks and a feeling of spaciousness mean that these woods have often been likened to cathedrals. Dense shade means that little grows on the thick layer of fallen leaves underfoot,…
Atlantic oak wood
These are the atmospheric oak woods of the Celtic upland fringes, where the mild, moist oceanic climate allows luxurious mats of mosses to carpet the rocky ground and creep up gnarled trunks,…
Wood spurge
As its name suggests, Wood spurge is found in woodlands. It is an attractive evergreen that displays cup-shaped, green flowers in clusters and dark green leaves.
Wood forget-me-not
Look for the pretty, azure-blue flowers of Wood forget-me-not along woodland rides and hedgerows, and in ancient and wet woodlands. Varieties of this flower for the garden are very popular.
wood anemone
A spring delight, the wood anemone grows in dappled shade in ancient woodlands. Traditional management, such as coppicing, can help such flowers by opening up the woodland floor to sunlight.