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.
✨ 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
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.
It’s #TrusteesWeek a time to celebrate the amazing contribution made by our wonderful trustees. Our trustees play a vital role for the Trust bringing experience, knowledge and imagination. The time and energy they dedicate to driving us forward, is hugely appreciated! 👏
November 3, 2025 at 8:45 AM
It’s #TrusteesWeek a time to celebrate the amazing contribution made by our wonderful trustees. Our trustees play a vital role for the Trust bringing experience, knowledge and imagination. The time and energy they dedicate to driving us forward, is hugely appreciated! 👏
Spiders. 🕷️ One of our most divisive and maligned groups of wildlife. At worst they’re hated, at best they’re often overlooked.
This, along with the difficulty of identifying many, has also led to them being under-recorded. We want to change perceptions of spiders this #Halloween!
This, along with the difficulty of identifying many, has also led to them being under-recorded. We want to change perceptions of spiders this #Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Spiders. 🕷️ One of our most divisive and maligned groups of wildlife. At worst they’re hated, at best they’re often overlooked.
This, along with the difficulty of identifying many, has also led to them being under-recorded. We want to change perceptions of spiders this #Halloween!
This, along with the difficulty of identifying many, has also led to them being under-recorded. We want to change perceptions of spiders this #Halloween!
🔔 Nature is at risk, but your voice can help.
The Planning Bill is nearly law.
An amendment passed by the Lords yesterday offers vital protection - but it needs MP support to stay in.
📢 Tell your MP: please back Amendment 130.
wtru.st/49ch28z
The Planning Bill is nearly law.
An amendment passed by the Lords yesterday offers vital protection - but it needs MP support to stay in.
📢 Tell your MP: please back Amendment 130.
wtru.st/49ch28z
October 30, 2025 at 11:55 AM
🔔 Nature is at risk, but your voice can help.
The Planning Bill is nearly law.
An amendment passed by the Lords yesterday offers vital protection - but it needs MP support to stay in.
📢 Tell your MP: please back Amendment 130.
wtru.st/49ch28z
The Planning Bill is nearly law.
An amendment passed by the Lords yesterday offers vital protection - but it needs MP support to stay in.
📢 Tell your MP: please back Amendment 130.
wtru.st/49ch28z
🌿 West Yorkshire’s nature needs YOU! Help shape the Local Nature Recovery Strategy by sharing your views on how we protect & restore wild spaces. 🦋🌳
💬 Have your say: www.yourvoice.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/wynature
@westyorkshireca.bsky.social #NatureRecovery #Yorkshire
💬 Have your say: www.yourvoice.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/wynature
@westyorkshireca.bsky.social #NatureRecovery #Yorkshire
October 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
🌿 West Yorkshire’s nature needs YOU! Help shape the Local Nature Recovery Strategy by sharing your views on how we protect & restore wild spaces. 🦋🌳
💬 Have your say: www.yourvoice.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/wynature
@westyorkshireca.bsky.social #NatureRecovery #Yorkshire
💬 Have your say: www.yourvoice.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/wynature
@westyorkshireca.bsky.social #NatureRecovery #Yorkshire
🍄✨ Today’s the day — let the mushroom mayhem begin!
#FungiFest has officially sprouted at Potteric Carr! Come for the toadstool treats, stay for the spore-tacular fun. From wild walks to shroomy snacks, enjoy a fungi-filled weekend with us.
www.ywt.org.uk/fungi-festival
#FungiFest has officially sprouted at Potteric Carr! Come for the toadstool treats, stay for the spore-tacular fun. From wild walks to shroomy snacks, enjoy a fungi-filled weekend with us.
www.ywt.org.uk/fungi-festival
October 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🍄✨ Today’s the day — let the mushroom mayhem begin!
#FungiFest has officially sprouted at Potteric Carr! Come for the toadstool treats, stay for the spore-tacular fun. From wild walks to shroomy snacks, enjoy a fungi-filled weekend with us.
www.ywt.org.uk/fungi-festival
#FungiFest has officially sprouted at Potteric Carr! Come for the toadstool treats, stay for the spore-tacular fun. From wild walks to shroomy snacks, enjoy a fungi-filled weekend with us.
www.ywt.org.uk/fungi-festival
Come and explore fantastic fungi at our annual #YorkshireFungiFest - 11th & 12th October at Potteric Carr, Doncaster.
#UKFungusDay
#UKFungusDay
October 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Come and explore fantastic fungi at our annual #YorkshireFungiFest - 11th & 12th October at Potteric Carr, Doncaster.
#UKFungusDay
#UKFungusDay
We are so sorry to hear the passing of Jane Goodall and join the global conservation community in mourning her loss, and in celebrating an astonishing legacy that will carry on.
Her curiosity and compassion will continue to inspire us all to care more deeply for the living world.
Her curiosity and compassion will continue to inspire us all to care more deeply for the living world.
October 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We are so sorry to hear the passing of Jane Goodall and join the global conservation community in mourning her loss, and in celebrating an astonishing legacy that will carry on.
Her curiosity and compassion will continue to inspire us all to care more deeply for the living world.
Her curiosity and compassion will continue to inspire us all to care more deeply for the living world.
Using helicopters is crucial to #peatlandrestoration - they take stone sediment traps to slow the flow of water & capture eroding peat to help retain it on the bog.
We will also be transporting coir logs - used to break up large patches of bare peat & protect exposed peat from wind & water erosion.
We will also be transporting coir logs - used to break up large patches of bare peat & protect exposed peat from wind & water erosion.
September 27, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Using helicopters is crucial to #peatlandrestoration - they take stone sediment traps to slow the flow of water & capture eroding peat to help retain it on the bog.
We will also be transporting coir logs - used to break up large patches of bare peat & protect exposed peat from wind & water erosion.
We will also be transporting coir logs - used to break up large patches of bare peat & protect exposed peat from wind & water erosion.
Heading to #Ingleborough or #Whernside next week? We're planning to transport material with helicopters onto the two peaks, starting 29/9/25 weather dependent.
👷Please follow instructions from contractors on the ground who will be manning footpaths to ensure your safety.
@yorkshirepeat.bsky.social
👷Please follow instructions from contractors on the ground who will be manning footpaths to ensure your safety.
@yorkshirepeat.bsky.social
September 27, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Heading to #Ingleborough or #Whernside next week? We're planning to transport material with helicopters onto the two peaks, starting 29/9/25 weather dependent.
👷Please follow instructions from contractors on the ground who will be manning footpaths to ensure your safety.
@yorkshirepeat.bsky.social
👷Please follow instructions from contractors on the ground who will be manning footpaths to ensure your safety.
@yorkshirepeat.bsky.social
New report from @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social - A Space for Everyone 💚
The guide helps land managers make outdoor places more welcoming and accessible for all.
Made possible thanks to players of @postcodelottery.bsky.social
Read more 👉 wtru.st/4nbTnsy
#NationalInclusionWeek
The guide helps land managers make outdoor places more welcoming and accessible for all.
Made possible thanks to players of @postcodelottery.bsky.social
Read more 👉 wtru.st/4nbTnsy
#NationalInclusionWeek
September 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
New report from @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social - A Space for Everyone 💚
The guide helps land managers make outdoor places more welcoming and accessible for all.
Made possible thanks to players of @postcodelottery.bsky.social
Read more 👉 wtru.st/4nbTnsy
#NationalInclusionWeek
The guide helps land managers make outdoor places more welcoming and accessible for all.
Made possible thanks to players of @postcodelottery.bsky.social
Read more 👉 wtru.st/4nbTnsy
#NationalInclusionWeek
Yorkshire’s woodlands are feeling the heat.
After the driest spring in 90 years, trees are shedding limbs and wildlife is struggling.
Just 8% of Yorkshire is wooded.🌳
Let’s root for our wild woods before it’s too late:
www.ywt.org.uk/woodlands
#WoodlandsForTheFuture #NatureRecovery #Yorkshire
After the driest spring in 90 years, trees are shedding limbs and wildlife is struggling.
Just 8% of Yorkshire is wooded.🌳
Let’s root for our wild woods before it’s too late:
www.ywt.org.uk/woodlands
#WoodlandsForTheFuture #NatureRecovery #Yorkshire
September 8, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Yorkshire’s woodlands are feeling the heat.
After the driest spring in 90 years, trees are shedding limbs and wildlife is struggling.
Just 8% of Yorkshire is wooded.🌳
Let’s root for our wild woods before it’s too late:
www.ywt.org.uk/woodlands
#WoodlandsForTheFuture #NatureRecovery #Yorkshire
After the driest spring in 90 years, trees are shedding limbs and wildlife is struggling.
Just 8% of Yorkshire is wooded.🌳
Let’s root for our wild woods before it’s too late:
www.ywt.org.uk/woodlands
#WoodlandsForTheFuture #NatureRecovery #Yorkshire
Ingleborough just got wilder! 🌿 Now the size of 2.2 billion Yorkshire Tea bags—brewing a brighter future for nature!
www.gov.uk/government/news/yorkshires-natural-beauty-recognised-as-ingleborough-nnr-expands
#WildIngleborough #NNR
www.gov.uk/government/news/yorkshires-natural-beauty-recognised-as-ingleborough-nnr-expands
#WildIngleborough #NNR
September 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Ingleborough just got wilder! 🌿 Now the size of 2.2 billion Yorkshire Tea bags—brewing a brighter future for nature!
www.gov.uk/government/news/yorkshires-natural-beauty-recognised-as-ingleborough-nnr-expands
#WildIngleborough #NNR
www.gov.uk/government/news/yorkshires-natural-beauty-recognised-as-ingleborough-nnr-expands
#WildIngleborough #NNR
Thanks to our volunteers working with us on this!
#GreatNorthBog #Monitoring #Resilience
@iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
2/2
#GreatNorthBog #Monitoring #Resilience
@iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
2/2
August 22, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Thanks to our volunteers working with us on this!
#GreatNorthBog #Monitoring #Resilience
@iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
2/2
#GreatNorthBog #Monitoring #Resilience
@iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
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Help shape the future of nature in North Yorkshire & York! The draft Local Nature Recovery Strategy is open for public input. 🦔
📍 View the plan & share your thoughts:
www.northyorks.gov.uk/your-council...
#LNRS #NatureRecovery
📍 View the plan & share your thoughts:
www.northyorks.gov.uk/your-council...
#LNRS #NatureRecovery
August 6, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Help shape the future of nature in North Yorkshire & York! The draft Local Nature Recovery Strategy is open for public input. 🦔
📍 View the plan & share your thoughts:
www.northyorks.gov.uk/your-council...
#LNRS #NatureRecovery
📍 View the plan & share your thoughts:
www.northyorks.gov.uk/your-council...
#LNRS #NatureRecovery
The painted lady travels up to 9,000 miles from sub-Saharan Africa to the UK each year — one of the longest insect migrations known. 🌍
Fuelled by nectar-rich flowers like thistles, they play a vital role in pollination across continents. 🌸
📸 Steven Clipperton
#WorldNatureConservationDay
Fuelled by nectar-rich flowers like thistles, they play a vital role in pollination across continents. 🌸
📸 Steven Clipperton
#WorldNatureConservationDay
July 28, 2025 at 7:14 AM
The painted lady travels up to 9,000 miles from sub-Saharan Africa to the UK each year — one of the longest insect migrations known. 🌍
Fuelled by nectar-rich flowers like thistles, they play a vital role in pollination across continents. 🌸
📸 Steven Clipperton
#WorldNatureConservationDay
Fuelled by nectar-rich flowers like thistles, they play a vital role in pollination across continents. 🌸
📸 Steven Clipperton
#WorldNatureConservationDay
Get to know your Yorkshire snakes this #WorldSnakeDay. 🐍
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/jon-traill/snake-grass
📷 Chris Cull
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/jon-traill/snake-grass
📷 Chris Cull
July 16, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Get to know your Yorkshire snakes this #WorldSnakeDay. 🐍
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/jon-traill/snake-grass
📷 Chris Cull
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/jon-traill/snake-grass
📷 Chris Cull
Look at Cliffe Castle bog - even after the dry spell, sphagnum is bouncing back! Thanks to @bradford2025.co.uk, @westyorkshireca.bsky.social, Bradford Metropolitan District Council, Beadamoss, the Sutcliffes, and Morley Glass for your help, support, funding & donations.💚
@yorkshirepeat.bsky.social
@yorkshirepeat.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Look at Cliffe Castle bog - even after the dry spell, sphagnum is bouncing back! Thanks to @bradford2025.co.uk, @westyorkshireca.bsky.social, Bradford Metropolitan District Council, Beadamoss, the Sutcliffes, and Morley Glass for your help, support, funding & donations.💚
@yorkshirepeat.bsky.social
@yorkshirepeat.bsky.social
As we celebrate #WorldEnvironmentDay & #VolunteersWeek we want to share the inspiring story of Beki, one of our dedicated volunteers, and how her journey highlights the profound connection between nature & people.
ywt.org.uk/blog/yorkshire-wildlife-trust/power-volunteering-and-community-bekis-story
ywt.org.uk/blog/yorkshire-wildlife-trust/power-volunteering-and-community-bekis-story
June 5, 2025 at 7:14 AM
As we celebrate #WorldEnvironmentDay & #VolunteersWeek we want to share the inspiring story of Beki, one of our dedicated volunteers, and how her journey highlights the profound connection between nature & people.
ywt.org.uk/blog/yorkshire-wildlife-trust/power-volunteering-and-community-bekis-story
ywt.org.uk/blog/yorkshire-wildlife-trust/power-volunteering-and-community-bekis-story
Ready to go wild every day in June? Sign up and take part - at home, school or work - in our biggest ever nature challenge
🐝 www.ywt.org.uk
🐝 www.ywt.org.uk
May 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Ready to go wild every day in June? Sign up and take part - at home, school or work - in our biggest ever nature challenge
🐝 www.ywt.org.uk
🐝 www.ywt.org.uk
Hull and East Riding - the first LNRS to reach public consultation in Yorkshire and a vitally important opportunity for everyone who loves nature and wildlife to have their say in how, together, we make the county wilder for the future 👏
Respond and share here www.eastriding.gov.uk/environment/...
Respond and share here www.eastriding.gov.uk/environment/...
May 15, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Hull and East Riding - the first LNRS to reach public consultation in Yorkshire and a vitally important opportunity for everyone who loves nature and wildlife to have their say in how, together, we make the county wilder for the future 👏
Respond and share here www.eastriding.gov.uk/environment/...
Respond and share here www.eastriding.gov.uk/environment/...
Be plant wise! 🌱 Help our native wildlife to thrive by stopping the spread of invasive non-native species (INNS).
Visit our Wildlife Gardening Hub for your free guides on gardening without harmful invasive plants. 🌿
#invasivenonnativespeciesweek #INNSweek
Visit our Wildlife Gardening Hub for your free guides on gardening without harmful invasive plants. 🌿
#invasivenonnativespeciesweek #INNSweek
May 14, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Be plant wise! 🌱 Help our native wildlife to thrive by stopping the spread of invasive non-native species (INNS).
Visit our Wildlife Gardening Hub for your free guides on gardening without harmful invasive plants. 🌿
#invasivenonnativespeciesweek #INNSweek
Visit our Wildlife Gardening Hub for your free guides on gardening without harmful invasive plants. 🌿
#invasivenonnativespeciesweek #INNSweek
Today marks the start of #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek! This year's theme is community. 🌳💚
Social connections are vital for mental health. We believe in the power of nature to bring people together. Through volunteering, events, or enjoying nature, we can build supportive communities.
Social connections are vital for mental health. We believe in the power of nature to bring people together. Through volunteering, events, or enjoying nature, we can build supportive communities.
May 12, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Today marks the start of #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek! This year's theme is community. 🌳💚
Social connections are vital for mental health. We believe in the power of nature to bring people together. Through volunteering, events, or enjoying nature, we can build supportive communities.
Social connections are vital for mental health. We believe in the power of nature to bring people together. Through volunteering, events, or enjoying nature, we can build supportive communities.
Bringing some cutness to your Friday news feed. 😍 How adorable are our baby Hebridean lambs being born this spring!
May 9, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Bringing some cutness to your Friday news feed. 😍 How adorable are our baby Hebridean lambs being born this spring!