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Spring Day © Derek Parker 2020

Signs of spring

As the days become lighter and skies become brighter, our Inspiring People Officer Steph Turner, shares the seasonal highlights that will put a ‘spring’ in your step.

Great tit birdsong ID: tea-cher tea-cher

How to identify birdsong

As the days get longer and warmer, the chorus of birdsong becomes louder. Open your windows early in the morning to hear a variety of calls and song - if you listen carefully, you'll begin to…

Barnacle geese

Gooseness gracious!

In early October, as the first snowflakes fell in the Arctic, one of the great wildlife migration spectacles began…

Farm pond

Looking after your winter pond

Winter is an ideal time to carry out any pond maintenance ready for next spring. Here are our top tips on what to do and how to do it to minimise wildlife disturbance and maximise habitat creation…

Little fly agaric mushroom on moss

Fungi foray

Autumn means fallen leaves, flamboyant colours, fresh cool air – and fungi! Here are some of the most brilliant and bizarre mushrooms to look out for on your next woodland walk.

Image of a pine marten © Mark Hamblin/2020VISION

Yorkshire's lost species

The results of our Great Yorkshire Creature Count has forced many of us to face up to the sad fact that much of our most beloved wildlife – that not so long ago would have been a common sight in…

Zebra spider (c) Jon Traill

Dancing zebras

Walking past the shed door, a flicker of movement caught my eye, the late afternoon sunshine illuminating the streaky brown paintwork and flaking woodwork

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