Blog: Wildlife sightings

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View of wetlands at a nature reserve surrounded by green and a blue sky

The return of the beetles!

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust colleagues are a committed bunch – maybe it’s because wildlife is always throwing us surprises and we never know when a brief check might just reveal something new,…

Water rail striding through grass

Holding on to the water rail

Water rails have been spotted at Adel Dam near Leeds, North Cave Wetlands near Hull and Staveley nature reserve near Ripon

Man and child watching wildlife

Watch wildlife in Yorkshire - Getting started

Wildlife watching provides all the excuse you need to sit back and immerse yourself in Yorkshire's nature. It’s easier than you might think.

Here are our top tips for getting started…

Cranes on frosted ground

Winter Walks

Need to blow away some cobwebs after Christmas lunch, or looking to get out and about on a crisp winter weekend? Look no further with a scenic winter walk around one of our wonderful reserves.

Swifts at sunset (c) Derbyshire Wildlife Trust

Act swiftly!

The sight of an iridescent swallow flitting across a riverside meadow in the morning sun has been a welcome herald of spring in our northern climes for millennia.

Common pipistrelle bat (c) Tom Marshall

Meeting the neighbours: common pipistrelle bats

The sun is setting on an idyllic summer’s day. You look up to admire the twilight sky when suddenly you see a flash of black whirl through the air, and then another and another! Welcome to the…

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