Yorkshire Wildlife Trust

Hello Flower! 🌸 We’ve created a Limited Edition, collectable gift set of five stunning wildflower pin badges, to support our work in the Yorkshire Dales - isn’t that blooming lovely! https://lnkd.in/ekQRkUgE #WildIngleborough

Save Our Species this Christmas! 🎁 From the windswept uplands of the Dales to the rolling chalk hills of the Wolds, the lowland moors on the Humberhead levels and the shining chalk cliffs of Yorkshire’s 100-mile coastline – wildlife should flock to our vast and varied county. And yet, the data is telling us that our woodlands, wetlands and waves are slowly falling silent. The threat of habitat loss looms over many of our species, with invasive non-native species and disease putting pressure on others. Will you help us protect and restore Yorkshire’s rarest wildlife this winter? 🧡 https://lnkd.in/e_8WrUcj

Collaborative landscape-scale conservation. 💚 Proud to be a part of this. 👇

Extending a heartfelt thank you to Castle Howard Estate Ltd for their generous donation of a stunning 7-foot Nordman fir tree to our Visitor Centre at Potteric Carr! 🎄 This magnificent tree has truly brightened our season, especially during our Happy Holly-Days: Wild Winter Weekends. Visitors have been delighting in making their wishes for wildlife and adorning the tree with their heartfelt hopes. Castle Howard has been a steadfast supporter of Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, choosing us as their Charity of the Year since 2019. Their ongoing commitment and generosity have made a significant impact on our conservation efforts and visitor experiences. Thank you, Castle Howard, for your continued support and for helping us create a magical atmosphere for everyone to enjoy. We look forward to many more years of partnership and shared success! Happy Holly-Days to all! 🌟

Telling our Story Volunteer, Howard's, latest quest was to #WildEye's newest installation, Ambiguous Machnies - an AR trail around Scarborough where nature and technology combine with art and science. Howard also got to catch up with some of the artists invoved, diving deeper into this fascinating project! Wild Eye is an art and nature programme celebrating the North Yorkshire Coast’s remarkable wildlife and marine environment, delivered by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and Invisible Dust in partnership with North Yorkshire Council. https://lnkd.in/eStT6UnR

We gave out The Wildlife Trusts medals and awards on Thursday - always a huge pleasure! Massive congratulations to all our award winners, and a special mention for #AlistairFitter for winning The Cadbury Medal for all the work he has done with Yorkshire Wildlife Trust over many years. An inspirational story! https://lnkd.in/ehy6w7g3

The Concrete Coast programme is paving the way for intertidal wildlife to reclaim their place on Yorkshire’s shores! By adding artificial habitats to man-made coastal structures like sea defences and harbour walls, Yorkshire Marine Nature Partnership and partners are inviting species like limpets, mussels, and shore crabs to thrive again. Why does it matter? Yorkshire's coastline isn’t just dramatic and beautiful; it's also dotted with man-made structures that protect communities but reduce natural habitats. Rising sea levels and “coastal squeeze” mean intertidal zones are disappearing, but Concrete Coast is stepping in to help nature adapt using cost-effective, sustainable methods. With the help of Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's Shoresearch volunteers, we’re monitoring these habitats to learn how species are responding. Discover more about this exciting project and how the project is turning concrete into a canvas for coastal life: https://lnkd.in/e6GdtN4y 📷 Ana Cowie

Updates from our Yorkshire Crayfish Hatchery at Flamingo Land Resort.

Watch this lovely film from Finn Varney celebrating a collaboration between Yorkshire Peat Partnership and Keighley Creative - Pledges to the Landscape. 💚 The project aim was to give primary school-age children the opportunity to get hands-on with bogs, helping them develop their understanding of environmental science whilst improving their creative skills. Its goal was to create a symbolic and collaborative artwork embedded in the landscape that would also help to restore peatlands on Denton Reserve above Ilkley. Local school children from Year 5 at Eastwood, Victoria, Riddlesden St. Mary’s, Worth Valley, Holycroft and Merlin Top primaries in Keighley, were invited to join in the project, and classes were given their own “micro-peatbogs” to look after. The idea was to deepen the children’s understanding of the special bogs and landscapes around them without travelling to them. The project held a series of interactive workshops in the six schools. These allowed the children to get creative in the classroom whilst learning about the environment around them and the importance of Yorkshire’s peatlands, their plants and wildlife. The children’s drawings were burned onto wooden planks using pyrography and the planks were used to construct a leaky dam as part of the peatland restoration on Denton Reserve. A team of pupils and teacher representatives from all six schools, and volunteers, ventured up to the bog to install the dam, where it has now started to slow the flow of water off the moor. The dam will, over time, be engulfed by peat as the bog grows around it, preserving the children’s art for centuries to come! Pledges to the Landscape received funding from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Community Climate Grants program and Bradford Council. #Peatlands #GreatNorthBog #Yorkshire The Wildlife Trusts

Hear the latest grazing updates from Conservation Grazing Manager, Beth, as we begin preparing for lambing season in the spring. 🐑 #ConservationGrazing