Wild Winter Wetlands
Wetlands are some of our best winter reserves to visit – the shimmer of frosted reedbeds beautifully set off by clear blue skies and wide open mirrors of water. They also attract some of our most…
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North Cave Wetlands: Crosslands lake extension
Reed beds have declined due to development and destruction of wetland areas. This is why North Cave Wetlands is so important to allow us to rebuild what has vanished over the last few hundred…
Wonderful wetlands and where to enjoy them
Our wetlands are wonderous places – so precious for our wildlife and spellbinding for our senses at any time of year. Each one is different – a floodplain, a remnant of a huge marsh or fen, a wild…
North Cave Wetlands turns 20!
Our North Cave Wetlands nature reserve near Brough in the East Riding is 20 years old today! To celebrate, we’re asking for your help to name three new sections of the nature reserve.
Thank you for supporting North Cave Wetlands
Your support is helping to improve North Cave Wetlands into a place where nature is thriving and people are inspired to protect the natural world - now and for decades to come.
North Cave Wetlands Nature Reserve
From quarries and lorries to avocets and bitterns, the ongoing transformation of this working sand and gravel quarry into a shining example of a 21st-century wetland is truly extraordinary.
Practical Conservation Task Day - North Cave Wetlands
Would you like to get stuck into some outdoor conservation work?
Join us for a day of practical conservation and reserve management tasks at North Cave Wetlands Nature Reserve. Developed in…
Wetlands
Read more about Yorkshire's incredible wetlands, the threats they face and how we are saving them.
Wetlands
Healthy wetlands store carbon and slow the flow of water, cleaning it naturally and reducing flood risk downstream. They support an abundance of plant life, which in turn provide perfect shelter,…
North Cave Wetlands - can you help us?
For over 20 years, North Cave Wetlands has transformed from a working quarry into a thriving nature reserve, brimming with wildlife.
Water, woodlands and wildlife: a visit to North Cave Wetlands
Summer is giving way to autumn. Clusters of deep red berries nestle among the green leaves of the hawthorn hedges. If you look closely, there are other colours hidden here too – blue, brown and…
Barmby on the Marsh Wetlands
Barmby on the Marsh Wetlands is a small wetland nature reserve, located at the meeting point between the River Derwent and River Ouse, and acts as a safe haven for wildlife.