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Have your say

Building a greener Yorkshire

We want Councils across the region to use our State of Yorkshire’s Nature report to map a future for wildlife in policies and decision making.

No matter who you are, or where you live, you are entitled to have your say about how nature should be protected in Yorkshire. Will you call on your local Council and ask that they commit to protecting Yorkshire’s local wildlife and habitats?

Contacting your local Council is easy. Follow the steps below to get started.

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Step one

Download our letter

We have a draft letter ready for you to send to your Council, with space for your personal thoughts and experiences.
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Step two

Write to them

Visit the Write To Them website. Enter your postcode to choose your local Council and follow the steps to email your edited letter.
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Yorkshire’s wildlife and wild spaces need your voice. Be ready to play your part, and stay up to date by joining our mailing list.

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State of Yorkshire's Nature

The first ever State of Yorkshire's Nature report sets out how Yorkshire's wildlife is fairing.

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Local Nature Recovery Strategies

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust colleagues are supporting local authorities to create Local Nature Recovery Strategies.

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Driving Nature's Recovery

Nature is in crisis, and if we don’t take landscape scale action now to achieve nature’s recovery, we will all suffer.

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