Crystal clear
There is nothing as pleasurable as sitting in a sunny spot, with the crystal clear cool waters of a chalk stream rolling by.
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Coastal
Coastal habitats are found wherever the land meets the sea. With some 17,800km, the UK has one of the longest national coastlines in Europe. The coast is home to many habitats, with cliffs, rocky…
Coastal discovery
Dive straight into more of our marine activities and dip your toe further into the fascinating Yorkshire coastline!
How to make a coastal garden
Coastal gardening can be a challenge, but with the right plants in the right place, your garden and its wildlife visitors can thrive.
Wild Eye Coastal Art And Nature Trail
‘Sea oak’ sculpture by Yorkshire artist Paul Morrison to be unveiled in Scarborough as part of Wild Eye Coastal Art and Nature Trail.
Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh
Enormous flocks of geese, ducks and swans swirl down from wide skies to drop onto the flat, open expanses of flooded grazing marshes in winter. In spring, lapwing tumble overhead and the soft,…
Better Estuaries & Coastal Habitats (BEACH Esk)
The River Esk flows 28 miles through the North York Moors National Park, originating in Westerdale before flowing to Whitby where it enters the North Sea.
Close encounters of the vole kind
As the days draw out and nights get shorter, with the sun higher in the sky, my thoughts turn back to this time last year: a lazy moment sat on a grassy bank overlooking the crystal clear waters…
Skerne Wetlands Nature Reserve
The jewel in the crown of Skerne Wetlands are the UK’s most northerly chalk streams, which are a nationally-important habitat in the headwaters of the River Hull. The West Beck, with its crystal…
Wild Eye’s art and nature trail to be completed by Spring 2025, with top UK artists to create major new public works inspired by coastal wildlife.
This National Marine Week, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and Invisible Dust are excited to announce the concluding phase of Wild Eye, the ambitious coastal art and nature trail that celebrates the…
Meet your wild neighbour: the butterfly!
Striking orange and black wings adorned with crystal gems: the small tortoiseshell butterfly is easily recognisable. Dancing from flower to flower they were once abundant in gardens from the first bloom of new life until the leaves began to fall.
Chalk rivers
Cool, crystal-clear waters flow over gravelly beds, streaming through white-flowered water-crowfoot and watercress in serene lowland landscapes.