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.
Three of our reserves get a mention in this wonderful article about why starings make murmurations:
www.itv.com/news/2025-12-04/why-do-starlings-make-murmurations-in-the-winter
Visit our homepage for more information on where and when to see them: ywt.org.uk 🐦
#starlingmurmurations
www.itv.com/news/2025-12-04/why-do-starlings-make-murmurations-in-the-winter
Visit our homepage for more information on where and when to see them: ywt.org.uk 🐦
#starlingmurmurations
December 5, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Three of our reserves get a mention in this wonderful article about why starings make murmurations:
www.itv.com/news/2025-12-04/why-do-starlings-make-murmurations-in-the-winter
Visit our homepage for more information on where and when to see them: ywt.org.uk 🐦
#starlingmurmurations
www.itv.com/news/2025-12-04/why-do-starlings-make-murmurations-in-the-winter
Visit our homepage for more information on where and when to see them: ywt.org.uk 🐦
#starlingmurmurations
Suzie Knight, Upper Aire Project Officer, and Chris Watt, BEACH Esk Project Officer, explain the vital importance tree planting has for their river restoration work at opposite ends of our county.
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/yorkshire-wildlife-trust/why-do-we-plant-trees-river-restoration
#WorldSoilDay
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/yorkshire-wildlife-trust/why-do-we-plant-trees-river-restoration
#WorldSoilDay
Why do we plant trees for river restoration? | Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Suzie Knight, Upper Aire Project Officer, and Chris Watt, BEACH Esk Project Officer, explain the vital importance tree planting has for their river restoration work at opposite ends of our county.
www.ywt.org.uk
December 5, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Suzie Knight, Upper Aire Project Officer, and Chris Watt, BEACH Esk Project Officer, explain the vital importance tree planting has for their river restoration work at opposite ends of our county.
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/yorkshire-wildlife-trust/why-do-we-plant-trees-river-restoration
#WorldSoilDay
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/yorkshire-wildlife-trust/why-do-we-plant-trees-river-restoration
#WorldSoilDay
@support.bsky.team we notice you now have to age verify to access messages. How do we do this as an organisation please?
December 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
@support.bsky.team we notice you now have to age verify to access messages. How do we do this as an organisation please?
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A glimpse into dragonfly lifecycle today @northcavewet.bsky.social 🐉Scars on willow bark, sites where Willow Emerald Damselfly eggs were laid and overwintered. Larvae then hatched and dropped into the water below. Elsewhere: Bittern & Bullfinches @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
A glimpse into dragonfly lifecycle today @northcavewet.bsky.social 🐉Scars on willow bark, sites where Willow Emerald Damselfly eggs were laid and overwintered. Larvae then hatched and dropped into the water below. Elsewhere: Bittern & Bullfinches @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 9:53 AM
🐦 Our BBS volunteers are the eyes and ears of Yorkshire’s wild places, helping protect species and shape decisions.
✨ Love early mornings, fresh air and wildlife?
👉 Read Sara’s blog and join the team.
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/sara/behind-binoculars-breeding-bird-surveyor-team
#WildlifeConservationDay
✨ Love early mornings, fresh air and wildlife?
👉 Read Sara’s blog and join the team.
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/sara/behind-binoculars-breeding-bird-surveyor-team
#WildlifeConservationDay
Behind the Binoculars - Breeding Bird Surveyor Team | Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Sara, one of our Telling our Story volunteers, met Bethany Clarkson and Amelia Lewis from our Nature Recovery Directorate in the Data and Evidence Team to find out why the Breeding Bird Survey (BBS)…
www.ywt.org.uk
December 4, 2025 at 8:09 AM
🐦 Our BBS volunteers are the eyes and ears of Yorkshire’s wild places, helping protect species and shape decisions.
✨ Love early mornings, fresh air and wildlife?
👉 Read Sara’s blog and join the team.
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/sara/behind-binoculars-breeding-bird-surveyor-team
#WildlifeConservationDay
✨ Love early mornings, fresh air and wildlife?
👉 Read Sara’s blog and join the team.
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/sara/behind-binoculars-breeding-bird-surveyor-team
#WildlifeConservationDay
Donate the value of a simple swap this #GivingTuesday and help us create a wilder Yorkshire! 💚
What will you be doing? Share your swaps with us on our socials.
What will you be doing? Share your swaps with us on our socials.
December 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Donate the value of a simple swap this #GivingTuesday and help us create a wilder Yorkshire! 💚
What will you be doing? Share your swaps with us on our socials.
What will you be doing? Share your swaps with us on our socials.
@yorkshirepeat.bsky.social is highlighting the lack of Government action on the horticultural peat ban despite overwhelming support.
Please sign the @peatfree.bsky.social petition, write to your MP & go #PeatFree in your own garden.
www.yppartnership.org.uk/blog/lyndon-marquis/bogs-not-bags
Please sign the @peatfree.bsky.social petition, write to your MP & go #PeatFree in your own garden.
www.yppartnership.org.uk/blog/lyndon-marquis/bogs-not-bags
Bogs not bags... | Yorkshire Peat Partnership
In 2011, the UK Government set a voluntary target for the use of peat in amateur horticulture to be phased out by 2020. In 2021, Defra launched a consultation on whether the use of peat in horticultur...
www.yppartnership.org.uk
November 28, 2025 at 11:06 AM
@yorkshirepeat.bsky.social is highlighting the lack of Government action on the horticultural peat ban despite overwhelming support.
Please sign the @peatfree.bsky.social petition, write to your MP & go #PeatFree in your own garden.
www.yppartnership.org.uk/blog/lyndon-marquis/bogs-not-bags
Please sign the @peatfree.bsky.social petition, write to your MP & go #PeatFree in your own garden.
www.yppartnership.org.uk/blog/lyndon-marquis/bogs-not-bags
As temperatures plummet and the rest of us wrap up warm, spare a thought for your garden wildlife. Read our blog for actions you can take for nature as we prepare for winter. 💙
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/preparing-your-garden-wildlife-winter
#wildlifegardening #winterwildlife
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/preparing-your-garden-wildlife-winter
#wildlifegardening #winterwildlife
Preparing your garden wildlife for winter | Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Spare a thought for your garden wildlife as temperatures plummet and the rest of us wrap up warm, hunker down and prepare for the advent of spring. Winter is the hardest season for our wild garden…
www.ywt.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
As temperatures plummet and the rest of us wrap up warm, spare a thought for your garden wildlife. Read our blog for actions you can take for nature as we prepare for winter. 💙
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/preparing-your-garden-wildlife-winter
#wildlifegardening #winterwildlife
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/preparing-your-garden-wildlife-winter
#wildlifegardening #winterwildlife
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Red kite flying over North Cave Wetlands. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @northcavewet.bsky.social @northcavebirds.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Red kite flying over North Cave Wetlands. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @northcavewet.bsky.social @northcavebirds.bsky.social
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Help garden wildlife by keeping autumn leaves
www.wildway.info/p/importance...
www.wildway.info/p/importance...
Help garden wildlife by keeping autumn leaves
Autumn leaves are part of the natural cycle that increases soil nutrition, wildlife habitat and drought resistance
www.wildway.info
November 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Help garden wildlife by keeping autumn leaves
www.wildway.info/p/importance...
www.wildway.info/p/importance...
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Robin at Staveley Nature Reserve. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Robin at Staveley Nature Reserve. #ThePhotoHour #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography @yorkswildlife.bsky.social
Nature is under threat - add your voice NOW!
The UK Gov has rejected vital chalk stream protections - a huge step backwards. Using wildlife as a scapegoat won’t fix housing delays.
💚Email your MP today and speak up for nature: action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...
#ActForNature #PlanningBill
The UK Gov has rejected vital chalk stream protections - a huge step backwards. Using wildlife as a scapegoat won’t fix housing delays.
💚Email your MP today and speak up for nature: action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...
#ActForNature #PlanningBill
November 25, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Nature is under threat - add your voice NOW!
The UK Gov has rejected vital chalk stream protections - a huge step backwards. Using wildlife as a scapegoat won’t fix housing delays.
💚Email your MP today and speak up for nature: action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...
#ActForNature #PlanningBill
The UK Gov has rejected vital chalk stream protections - a huge step backwards. Using wildlife as a scapegoat won’t fix housing delays.
💚Email your MP today and speak up for nature: action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...
#ActForNature #PlanningBill
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Brilliant to see the starling murmuration at North Cave this afternoon before the rain came. Plenty if wildfowl and winter thrushes around too @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @northcavewet.bsky.social @northcavebirds.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Brilliant to see the starling murmuration at North Cave this afternoon before the rain came. Plenty if wildfowl and winter thrushes around too @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @northcavewet.bsky.social @northcavebirds.bsky.social
Leaf it be! 🍂 Learn more on the importance of leaf litter for your garden wildlife this winter.
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/leaf-it-be
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/leaf-it-be
Leaf it be - the wildlife benefits of winter leaf litter | Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
This winter, let your garden go a little wild! By leaving leaf litter on the ground, you’re creating a cosy haven for local wildlife.
www.ywt.org.uk
November 23, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Leaf it be! 🍂 Learn more on the importance of leaf litter for your garden wildlife this winter.
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/leaf-it-be
www.ywt.org.uk/blog/leaf-it-be
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...
www.ywt.org.uk
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 [email protected]
Read our full statement below.
If you have evidence of the hunt or hounds accessing YWT land, please send to [email protected]
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 [email protected]
Read our full statement below.
If you have evidence of the hunt or hounds accessing YWT land, please send to [email protected]
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