Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
@yorkswildlife.bsky.social
A charity dedicated to conserving, protecting and restoring wildlife and wild places in Yorkshire.🦉🦔🐬🌱🌷
www.ywt.org.uk
Our vision is for a Yorkshire that is abundant in wildlife, with more people having a genuine and meaningful connection with nature.
www.ywt.org.uk
Our vision is for a Yorkshire that is abundant in wildlife, with more people having a genuine and meaningful connection with nature.
You are standing within a ride or glade surrounded by quiet woodland. Suddenly, a movement in the sky, a silhouette overhead emitting a grunting call.
Our latest blog takes you behind the scenes as we survey the shy woodcock: www.ywt.org.uk/blog/yorkshire-wildlife-trust/surveying-elusive-woodcock
Our latest blog takes you behind the scenes as we survey the shy woodcock: www.ywt.org.uk/blog/yorkshire-wildlife-trust/surveying-elusive-woodcock
Surveying the elusive woodcock | Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Katie Baker, our South Yorkshire Reserves Assistant, takes us on an evening survey looking for some of our shyest rare birds...
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November 22, 2025 at 7:59 AM
You are standing within a ride or glade surrounded by quiet woodland. Suddenly, a movement in the sky, a silhouette overhead emitting a grunting call.
Our latest blog takes you behind the scenes as we survey the shy woodcock: www.ywt.org.uk/blog/yorkshire-wildlife-trust/surveying-elusive-woodcock
Our latest blog takes you behind the scenes as we survey the shy woodcock: www.ywt.org.uk/blog/yorkshire-wildlife-trust/surveying-elusive-woodcock
On the 15th November, the Derwent Hunt once again trespassed into our Chafer Wood nature reserve near Ebberston. We are absolutely outraged at their audacity and disrespect.
If you have evidence of the hunt or hounds accessing YWT land, please send to info@ywt.org.uk
Read our full statement below.
If you have evidence of the hunt or hounds accessing YWT land, please send to info@ywt.org.uk
Read our full statement below.
November 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
On the 15th November, the Derwent Hunt once again trespassed into our Chafer Wood nature reserve near Ebberston. We are absolutely outraged at their audacity and disrespect.
If you have evidence of the hunt or hounds accessing YWT land, please send to info@ywt.org.uk
Read our full statement below.
If you have evidence of the hunt or hounds accessing YWT land, please send to info@ywt.org.uk
Read our full statement below.
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Ripon Wetland Starling Mumuration
Must have been about 10k starlings coming in yesterday evening on a beautiful sunset from about 15:30 for at least 45 mins
@yorkswildlife.bsky.social
@ukstarlings.bsky.social
Must have been about 10k starlings coming in yesterday evening on a beautiful sunset from about 15:30 for at least 45 mins
@yorkswildlife.bsky.social
@ukstarlings.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Ripon Wetland Starling Mumuration
Must have been about 10k starlings coming in yesterday evening on a beautiful sunset from about 15:30 for at least 45 mins
@yorkswildlife.bsky.social
@ukstarlings.bsky.social
Must have been about 10k starlings coming in yesterday evening on a beautiful sunset from about 15:30 for at least 45 mins
@yorkswildlife.bsky.social
@ukstarlings.bsky.social
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Sunset across the Humber from Paull Holme Strays #Sunset #Humber #PaullHolmeStrays #Holderness #photography @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Sunset across the Humber from Paull Holme Strays #Sunset #Humber #PaullHolmeStrays #Holderness #photography @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
Witness the magic of a staring murmuration!
Check out our page to discover more and advice on where to see them: www.ywt.org.uk/starling-murmurations
Check out our page to discover more and advice on where to see them: www.ywt.org.uk/starling-murmurations
November 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Witness the magic of a staring murmuration!
Check out our page to discover more and advice on where to see them: www.ywt.org.uk/starling-murmurations
Check out our page to discover more and advice on where to see them: www.ywt.org.uk/starling-murmurations
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One of 5 Bullfinches seen at Ripon City Wetlands yesterday morning @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
One of 5 Bullfinches seen at Ripon City Wetlands yesterday morning @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
Gorgeous scenes from Paull Holme Strays. 🌅
Birds at sunset Paull Ings @yorkswildlife.bsky.social #Birds #sunset #PaullIngs #Holderness #EastYorkshire #photography
November 18, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Gorgeous scenes from Paull Holme Strays. 🌅
We are deeply disappointed by the vote rejecting vital Planning and Infrastructure Bill amendments.
Nature cannot afford compromises—we’ll keep fighting.
Add your voice: action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...
#NatureRecovery #PlanningBill @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
Nature cannot afford compromises—we’ll keep fighting.
Add your voice: action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...
#NatureRecovery #PlanningBill @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
Email your MP. Amendment 130 would make sure the new planning systems works for, not against nature.demand they keep amendment 130 in the Bill
It's now or never. This is the last chance to protect nature in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
Email your MP to keep amendment 130 in the Bill.
action.wildlifetrusts.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
We are deeply disappointed by the vote rejecting vital Planning and Infrastructure Bill amendments.
Nature cannot afford compromises—we’ll keep fighting.
Add your voice: action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...
#NatureRecovery #PlanningBill @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
Nature cannot afford compromises—we’ll keep fighting.
Add your voice: action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...
#NatureRecovery #PlanningBill @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
✨ Surveying peatlands often reveals something magical!
These surveys help us understand their condition and guide vital restoration work.
What’s the most magical thing you’ve spotted on a bog walk?
📷 Joe Carter
These surveys help us understand their condition and guide vital restoration work.
What’s the most magical thing you’ve spotted on a bog walk?
📷 Joe Carter
November 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
✨ Surveying peatlands often reveals something magical!
These surveys help us understand their condition and guide vital restoration work.
What’s the most magical thing you’ve spotted on a bog walk?
📷 Joe Carter
These surveys help us understand their condition and guide vital restoration work.
What’s the most magical thing you’ve spotted on a bog walk?
📷 Joe Carter
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A few places are still available at this Saturday's Soldierfly training course with the excellent Derek Whitley at YWT's Potteric Carr Nature Reserve. This is a joint event with @ynuorg.bsky.social and @yorkswildlife.bsky.social, follow the link to book
Soldierfly ID Workshop (YWT Member's Exclusive Event) | Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Learn how to ID specimens of soldierflies with expert Yorkshire naturalist Derek Whiteley.
www.ywt.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A few places are still available at this Saturday's Soldierfly training course with the excellent Derek Whitley at YWT's Potteric Carr Nature Reserve. This is a joint event with @ynuorg.bsky.social and @yorkswildlife.bsky.social, follow the link to book
Embrace the dark skies this season as the stars light up the night sky, be sure to look and listen for wonderful wildlife. 🌠🦉
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/dark-skies-autumn
#wildlifeWenesday #winterwildlife
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/dark-skies-autumn
#wildlifeWenesday #winterwildlife
Dark is wonderful | Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Embrace the dark skies this autumn/winter, as the stars light up the night sky, be sure to look and listen for wonderful wildlife.
www.ywt.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Embrace the dark skies this season as the stars light up the night sky, be sure to look and listen for wonderful wildlife. 🌠🦉
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/dark-skies-autumn
#wildlifeWenesday #winterwildlife
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/dark-skies-autumn
#wildlifeWenesday #winterwildlife
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It’s the season to blend our single (-celled) bodies into the communal slime while we reproduce. If that’s not weird enough, let’s look like Dog Sick too! 🤣 Didymium spongiosum (Dog Sick Slime Mould) doing its amazing stuff @northcavewet.bsky.social. Elsewhere: Bittern @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
It’s the season to blend our single (-celled) bodies into the communal slime while we reproduce. If that’s not weird enough, let’s look like Dog Sick too! 🤣 Didymium spongiosum (Dog Sick Slime Mould) doing its amazing stuff @northcavewet.bsky.social. Elsewhere: Bittern @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
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Male migrant hawker, amongst the last of the class of 2025 @northcavewet.bsky.social today. Elsewhere: redwings, stonechat. @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Male migrant hawker, amongst the last of the class of 2025 @northcavewet.bsky.social today. Elsewhere: redwings, stonechat. @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
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All that glisters - This tiny silver birch really caught my eye @yorkswildlife.bsky.social North Cliffe Woods, East Yorkshire #outdoorphotography #woodlandphotography #landscapephotography #landscape_lover #woodland #autumn #gold
November 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
All that glisters - This tiny silver birch really caught my eye @yorkswildlife.bsky.social North Cliffe Woods, East Yorkshire #outdoorphotography #woodlandphotography #landscapephotography #landscape_lover #woodland #autumn #gold
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My first Snow Flea (Boreus hyemalis) of the winter at Cali Heath @yorkswildlife.bsky.social reserve today. Nice of her to pose out in the open on a fallen leaf, so didn't need to spend hours waiting for one to emerge from the Polytrichum moss! @ynuorg.bsky.social #Mecoptera #Boreidae #ukwildlife
November 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
My first Snow Flea (Boreus hyemalis) of the winter at Cali Heath @yorkswildlife.bsky.social reserve today. Nice of her to pose out in the open on a fallen leaf, so didn't need to spend hours waiting for one to emerge from the Polytrichum moss! @ynuorg.bsky.social #Mecoptera #Boreidae #ukwildlife
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I was up in Wensleydale today, so called in at a @yorkswildlife.bsky.social nature reserve I've not been to before, Leyburn Old Glebe.
It's best known for its flowers, but actually had a few waxcaps today. Enough to encourage someone to go back next year (I'm not close enough).
It's best known for its flowers, but actually had a few waxcaps today. Enough to encourage someone to go back next year (I'm not close enough).
November 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I was up in Wensleydale today, so called in at a @yorkswildlife.bsky.social nature reserve I've not been to before, Leyburn Old Glebe.
It's best known for its flowers, but actually had a few waxcaps today. Enough to encourage someone to go back next year (I'm not close enough).
It's best known for its flowers, but actually had a few waxcaps today. Enough to encourage someone to go back next year (I'm not close enough).
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Enjoyable day despite the foggy start in the @yorkbirding.bsky.social trip to Staveley and Ripon City Wetlands, two super @yorkswildlife.bsky.social reserves. Four Whooper Swans dropped in for a rest at Staveley, with Otter, two Great Egrets, heard Bearded Tits and 100k Starlings into roost at RCW.
November 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Enjoyable day despite the foggy start in the @yorkbirding.bsky.social trip to Staveley and Ripon City Wetlands, two super @yorkswildlife.bsky.social reserves. Four Whooper Swans dropped in for a rest at Staveley, with Otter, two Great Egrets, heard Bearded Tits and 100k Starlings into roost at RCW.
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Lots of Earwig activity at Cali Heath @yorkswildlife.bsky.social reserve today, with individuals burrowing into the sandy turf, leaving just the formidable pincers exposed. Common enough, but actually rather extraordinary things. @ynuorg.bsky.social #ukwildlife
November 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Lots of Earwig activity at Cali Heath @yorkswildlife.bsky.social reserve today, with individuals burrowing into the sandy turf, leaving just the formidable pincers exposed. Common enough, but actually rather extraordinary things. @ynuorg.bsky.social #ukwildlife
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Fab outing with @yorkbirding.bsky.social to @yorkswildlife.bsky.social Staveley and Ripon wetlands produced at least 54 Spieces
Whooper swan
Goldeneye
Tufted
Wigeon
Shoveler
Teal
Gadwall
Cormorant
BH,LBB,C,H Gull
Pink-footed
R kite
Buz
Kes
SPHawk
GW+L Egret
Stonechat
10s of thousands of Starlings
Whooper swan
Goldeneye
Tufted
Wigeon
Shoveler
Teal
Gadwall
Cormorant
BH,LBB,C,H Gull
Pink-footed
R kite
Buz
Kes
SPHawk
GW+L Egret
Stonechat
10s of thousands of Starlings
November 9, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Fab outing with @yorkbirding.bsky.social to @yorkswildlife.bsky.social Staveley and Ripon wetlands produced at least 54 Spieces
Whooper swan
Goldeneye
Tufted
Wigeon
Shoveler
Teal
Gadwall
Cormorant
BH,LBB,C,H Gull
Pink-footed
R kite
Buz
Kes
SPHawk
GW+L Egret
Stonechat
10s of thousands of Starlings
Whooper swan
Goldeneye
Tufted
Wigeon
Shoveler
Teal
Gadwall
Cormorant
BH,LBB,C,H Gull
Pink-footed
R kite
Buz
Kes
SPHawk
GW+L Egret
Stonechat
10s of thousands of Starlings
📺 Join us on YouTube at 7pm tonight, where we’re giving you an exclusive first look at the beautifully restored #AskhamBog pond.
This stunning transformation is ready to welcome a rich variety of wildlife back — and we can’t wait to share the journey with you!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi8aqxi_r5A
This stunning transformation is ready to welcome a rich variety of wildlife back — and we can’t wait to share the journey with you!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi8aqxi_r5A
First look at our pond restoration work at Askham Bog
We're restoring the pond at Askham Bog for the first time in 23 years!Whilst we wouldn't normally do such extreme works, a lack of previous maintenance acros...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:20 AM
📺 Join us on YouTube at 7pm tonight, where we’re giving you an exclusive first look at the beautifully restored #AskhamBog pond.
This stunning transformation is ready to welcome a rich variety of wildlife back — and we can’t wait to share the journey with you!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi8aqxi_r5A
This stunning transformation is ready to welcome a rich variety of wildlife back — and we can’t wait to share the journey with you!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi8aqxi_r5A
The hidden life on rocks and trees: why lichens might be Yorkshire’s most underrated superorganisms! 💚
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/yorkshire-wildlife-trust/lichen-natures-quiet-collaborators
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/yorkshire-wildlife-trust/lichen-natures-quiet-collaborators
Lichen: nature’s quiet collaborators | Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Lichens are remarkable organisms formed through a partnership between fungi and algae, thriving across Yorkshire’s diverse landscapes.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The hidden life on rocks and trees: why lichens might be Yorkshire’s most underrated superorganisms! 💚
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/yorkshire-wildlife-trust/lichen-natures-quiet-collaborators
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/yorkshire-wildlife-trust/lichen-natures-quiet-collaborators
We were delighted to welcome @katiewhitemp.bsky.social MP for Leeds North West & UK’s Minister for Climate to our newest nature reserve Park Gill yesterday.
It was a pleasure to share the vision behind this special site and discuss the importance of restoring Yorkshire’s rare temperate rainforests.
It was a pleasure to share the vision behind this special site and discuss the importance of restoring Yorkshire’s rare temperate rainforests.
November 7, 2025 at 11:39 AM
We were delighted to welcome @katiewhitemp.bsky.social MP for Leeds North West & UK’s Minister for Climate to our newest nature reserve Park Gill yesterday.
It was a pleasure to share the vision behind this special site and discuss the importance of restoring Yorkshire’s rare temperate rainforests.
It was a pleasure to share the vision behind this special site and discuss the importance of restoring Yorkshire’s rare temperate rainforests.
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Seven-spot ladybird on an autumn beech leaf in Grass Wood. Here's my blog about this lovely nature reserve in the Yorkshire Dales: www.ywt.org.uk/blog/rod-jon... #ThePhotoHour #nature #photography @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @yorkshiredales.org.uk
November 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Seven-spot ladybird on an autumn beech leaf in Grass Wood. Here's my blog about this lovely nature reserve in the Yorkshire Dales: www.ywt.org.uk/blog/rod-jon... #ThePhotoHour #nature #photography @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @yorkshiredales.org.uk
Suzannah joined YWT as a Trustee in autumn 2024, bringing a wealth of experience & enthusiasm. In this inspiring read she reflects back over an exciting & challenging year, sharing hopes for the future:
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/yorkshire-wildlife-trust/building-wilder-future-trustees-view
#TrusteesWeek
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/yorkshire-wildlife-trust/building-wilder-future-trustees-view
#TrusteesWeek
Building a Wilder Future - A Trustee's View | Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Suzannah Rockett joined YWT as a Trustee in autumn 2024, bringing a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to the Board. In this inspiring read she reflects back over an exciting and sometimes…
www.ywt.org.uk
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Suzannah joined YWT as a Trustee in autumn 2024, bringing a wealth of experience & enthusiasm. In this inspiring read she reflects back over an exciting & challenging year, sharing hopes for the future:
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/yorkshire-wildlife-trust/building-wilder-future-trustees-view
#TrusteesWeek
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/yorkshire-wildlife-trust/building-wilder-future-trustees-view
#TrusteesWeek
"I find it next to a woodland path – the remains of a dead tree forming a mossy arch. It’s giving off a strong, mushroomy smell – and it’s absolutely covered in fungi."
Read @rodshelf.bsky.social's blog on glorious Grass Wood! 🍄
ywt.org.uk/blog/rod-jones/autumn-treasures-searching-fungi-grass-wood
Read @rodshelf.bsky.social's blog on glorious Grass Wood! 🍄
ywt.org.uk/blog/rod-jones/autumn-treasures-searching-fungi-grass-wood
Autumn treasures: searching for fungi at Grass Wood | Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
I find it next to a woodland path – the remains of a dead tree forming a mossy arch. It’s giving off a strong, mushroomy smell – and it’s absolutely covered in fungi.
ywt.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 8:18 AM
"I find it next to a woodland path – the remains of a dead tree forming a mossy arch. It’s giving off a strong, mushroomy smell – and it’s absolutely covered in fungi."
Read @rodshelf.bsky.social's blog on glorious Grass Wood! 🍄
ywt.org.uk/blog/rod-jones/autumn-treasures-searching-fungi-grass-wood
Read @rodshelf.bsky.social's blog on glorious Grass Wood! 🍄
ywt.org.uk/blog/rod-jones/autumn-treasures-searching-fungi-grass-wood