Events

A sunny day at Potteric Carr nature reserve

Easter Trail at Potteric Carr

Saturday 28 March 2026 - Sunday 12 April 2026 9:30am - 4:00pm

Potteric Carr nature reserve,

Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Celebrate the Easter holidays with an eggs-tra fun Easter Trail at Potteric Carr Nature Reserve, running from 28 March to 12 April.

A rural landscape featuring a small stream flowing through grassy moorland with distant stone-built structures and rolling green hills under a blue sky with scattered clouds, overlaid with event logos for "Ground Nest Fest", "Woodland Trust", and "Yorkshire Peat Partnership".

Woodland Creation and Waders with the Woodland Trust

Tuesday 14 April 2026 10:00 – 14:00

Snaizeholme Estate

A guided walk and introduction to the approaches of retaining and enhancing habitat for ground nesting birds alongside woodland creation.

Two people wearing large, detailed bird costumes with long, curved black beaks are walking across a grassy area. The costumes resemble curlews, with brown and white mottled wings. One person is in the foreground, wearing dark blue leggings and brown boots, in motion. Another person, partially visible behind the first, wears grey pants and brown shoes. The background includes a tree, a brick building, and a glimpse of a cloudy sky.

Ground Nesters on Parade

Saturday 18 April 2026 16:30 – 17:30

Friends Meeting House, Settle

Gather with Cathy the Curlew and friends to celebrate our ground nesters in a short parade around town

Extreme Rockpool Safari - South Landing, Flamborough (Multiple Dates)

Saturday 18 April 2026 - Sunday 30 August 2026 Multiple dates, start times vary.

Living Seas Centre, Flamborough, East Riding of Yorkshire

Join our team for this special guided tour as we explore parts of the rocky shore only uncovered on extremely low tides!

View of a flowering meadow on the rolling Yorkshire Dales landscape, broken up with drystone walling on a blue sky sunny day.

Family Guided Farm walk – Ground Nest Fest / Festival Bowland 2026

Sunday 19 April 2026 10:00am - 11:30am

Lawkland Hall Farm

Join Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and Forest of Bowland for a family-friendly farm walk to learn about some of the ground-nesting birds who call the farm home.

Two people stand in front of a newly built wooden bird hide on a sunny day. The hide is rectangular, with an open doorway and built-in wooden deck. A woman in a grey zip-up jacket and denim shorts stands left of the door, and a man in a black t-shirt and dark pants stands right. They are positioned against a backdrop of green fields and a blue sky.

Guided Farm walk – Ground Nest Fest / Festival Bowland 2026

Sunday 19 April 2026 Time: 13:00 - 14:30 and 15:00 - 16:30

Lawkland Hall Farm

Join Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and Forest of Bowland for a guided farm walk at Lawkland Hall Farm.

Extreme Rockpool Safari - South Bay, Scarborough

Sunday 19 April 2026 11:00am - 1:00pm

Scarborough South Bay, Scarborough, North Yorkshire

Join our team for this special guided tour as we explore parts of the rocky shore only uncovered on extremely low tides!

A green meadow full of yellow flowering cowslips on a summer's day

Today’s World - Legacy Event

Wednesday 22 April 2026 10:30am-12pm

Staveley Nature Reserve,

Boroughbridge

Join us at Staveley for a guided walk with our Reserves Manager Laura Harman, exploring a stand out Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Spring landscape.

You’ll also have the chance to chat to the ‘…

illustration of a wildlife garden with a container pond, flowers and log pile

Action for Nature Day

Saturday 25 April 2026 11:00am - 4:00pm

Lotherton Hall & Wildlife World, Leeds, Yorkshire

Whether you’re a nature nerd or a new to discovering wildlife on your doorstep, this event is for you! Join Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Leeds City Council and friends for a wild day at Lotherton…

A cluster of bright pink wild primroses blooms in a grassy meadow with rolling hills and a cloudy sky in the background.

Guided walk with ride2stride

Tuesday 28 April 2026 10:30

Ingleborough National Nature Reserve

A guided walk via Sulber Nick and the Ribblehead Nature Reserve talking about ground nesting birds & the Wild Ingleborough project.

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