The changes come at an exciting time for the charity, one of the largest of the 46 local Wildlife Trusts which make up the UK-wide movement. The Trust published Yorkshire’s first-ever State of Yorkshire’s Nature report in June, with a rallying call for action to protect and restore nature, including evidence and insight that will enable organisations across the region to focus their environmental efforts and activities.
The Trust also owns and manages 112 nature reserves across the region; is restoring 1,300 hectares of limestone grassland and mountain slopes of Ingleborough; spearheads Yorkshire Peat Partnership, which to date has restored an area of upland blanket bog the size of Bradford; leads a groundbreaking seascape-scale restoration project in the Humber; and works with communities across Yorkshire, as well as running a bespoke events programme year-round, to inspire more people to take action caring for nature on their doorstep.