Photographing Yorkshire's Wildlife in Winter
The Yorkshire winter might feel bleak at first glance. Bare trees, frosty mornings, and short days but for wildlife photographers, it offers a magical stage to capture the secret lives of the…
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Wild work and warm smiles - a day with the Harrogate Supporter Group volunteers
It takes more than wildlife to make a wild place flourish, it takes people who care enough to lend a hand as Sara Spillett, one of our Telling a Story volunteers, found out when she met our…
Taking the measure of our Moors: How peat depths and ground levels guide restoration on Hatfield and Thorne
Peatland restoration always begins with understanding what lies beneath our feet. On Hatfield and Thorne Moors, that means measuring peat depth - an essential step in bringing these…
Winter woodland walks to enjoy
Our woodlands are at their most atmospherically sculptural in the winter, coated in a glimmering frost as they raise their bare branches to the sky. A woodland wander in winter might reveal flocks…
Winter grazing
We're no stranger to a harsh Yorkshire winter, but how do our grazing animals cope with such inclement weather and what do they do in the winter months? South Reserves Assistant, Katie Baker…
Glorious mud and winter waders
Our blogger spends a day at Paull Holme Strays Nature Reserve...
The view from here - my life changing experience as a voluntary placement
Sara, one of our Telling Our Story volunteers, spoke to Dave Shipman who at 41, swapped his 9 – 5 for a year in wellies, wildlife, and wild weather on a Yorkshire Wildlife Trust voluntary…
Spurn Point: The perfect winter day out at our own Land’s End
Discover the beauty of Spurn Point, a unique nature reserve offering a wild winter adventure through a constantly changing landscape of big skies, rich history, and incredible birdlife.
Learning to lay living hedges
Faced with a wall of tangled and straggly growth at Cali Heath Nature Reserve, a group of volunteers gathered to learn how to sort the wood from the trees. On a clear Autumn day they would sculpt…
Welcome to English and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust – Creating Homes for Hedgehogs
As part of our on-going #TeamWilder partnership work, our fab friends at Welcome to English (WTE) have recently enjoyed designing and building 10 hedgehog homes to provide sheltering and nesting…