Discover your wild side | Yorkshire Wildlife Trust

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Discover your wild side

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Let’s go WILD!

Are you ready to take a walk on the wild side? Explore Yorkshire’s most exciting wild places with our expert hints, tips, events, and activities.

From exciting expeditions to breathtaking wild encounters, we’ve got everything you need to make this summer truly unforgettable.

There’s no time like the present… let’s start planning your next wildlife adventure.

The Spurn lighthouse on a summers evening. Photo by VisitBritain Lee Beel

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Visit

Places to visit

We look after over 100 nature reserves all across Yorkshire. Our two visitor centres at Potteric and Spurn are the perfect place to start your journey - with a cafe, toilets, story trails and much more to explore...

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Go wild at home

Enjoying nature and protecting wildlife starts at home! Here are our top tips to help you enjoy the wildlife right on your doorstep.

Wildlife Gardening Award Plaque 2024

Go wild at home

Wildlife Gardening Award

Apply for your very own Wildlife Gardening Award and make your outside space a certified haven for all things wild.

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Go wild at home

The weird and wonderful wildlife on your doorstep.

Want to know more about your local wildlife? Explore our 'In Your Neighbourhood' page! How many species does your area have?

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Go wild at home

Make your garden a haven for wildlife

Gardening for wildlife doesn’t need to be complicated. There are many simple ways of inviting wildlife in....

Jellyfish craft

Go wild at home

Create and make

Fun and exciting arts and crafts projects for little adventures and the wild at heart!

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Go wild at home

Relax and play

Have fun at home with these mindful and creative wildlife activities.

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Go wild at home

Watch and listen

Educational videos and sensational sound bites to help your little ones discover nature from home!

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EVENT

Check out our wild and wonderful events programme!

From guided walks to wildlife experiences and much more, we've got something for everyone!

Go wild with our events!

Get involved, go wild

From brushing up on your wildlife knowledge to wildlife-friendly gardening - there are plenty of ways for you, your business, your school and your community to go wild!

Wild Work Day

Go greener at work

Become a corporate member of Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and see how we can support you to help your local wildlife and wild places!

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SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS

Our workshops

Visit our fantastic learning destinations to find out more about the unbelievably amazing wildlife of Yorkshire!

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Become a member

Our members give Yorkshire's wildlife a powerful voice and inspire future generations to care for our wild places. Will you join them?

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Wildlife explorer

Browse our huge library of species information

Gardening

Wildlife gardening

Discover how to make your garden wildlife-friendly!

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Shop for wildlife

From bird feeders to binoculars, our online shop has everything you might need to watch, support and protect our wildlife!