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Whiteletter hairstreak butterfly resting on the side of a purple thistle head plant. It has brown wings, with two white hair looking streaks running through its wings. At the edge near its body, the wings are bright orange with a black line seperating the orange and brown.

First-ever spotting at Spurn Point

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust were very excited in mid-July to record the discovery of the first white-letter hairstreak butterfly at Spurn!

Sunrise at Spurn Point

Life as a Practical Conservation Trainee at Spurn

As his time as a Practical Conservation Trainee at Spurn reserve comes to an end, Harry reflects on the projects he's been involved with - and what other trainees can look forward to!

Spurn lighthouse

Why Spurn is an ever-changing landscape

Recently, part of the route that leads down to Spurn point has been affected by winter storms. Adam, who manages our Spurn Discovery Centre, explains how coastal erosion affects Spurn and why it…

Spurn National Nature Reserve

Walking to Spurn’s very own Land’s End

Spurn National Nature Reserve is a sandy peninsula jutting out, 3.5 miles from the end of the Holderness Coast, into the mouth of the Humber Estuary. This unique and iconic landscape may be ever…

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