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The soft, downy look of Yorkshire-fog makes it an attractive plant, even if it is considered a weed of cultivated land! It is also attractive to the caterpillars of the Small Skipper butterfly as…
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Yorkshire Wildlife Trust wins national award
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust celebrated winning a prestigious prize on 21st June, as they took home the ‘Innovation Award’ from the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management Award…
Help wildlife in the cold
The colder months can be a tough time for wildlife, food is scarce and hibernators are looking for shelter. That's why we’ve put together our top tips for maintaining your garden for wildlife…
How to help wildlife at work
Attracting wildlife to your work will help improve their environment – and yours!
How to make a hedge for wildlife
Hedges provide important shelter and protection for wildlife, particularly nesting birds and hibernating insects.
How to help wildlife at school
Whether feeding the birds, or sowing a wildflower patch, setting up wildlife areas in your school makes for happier, healthier and more creative children.
15 Years of Yorkshire Peat Partnership
Yorkshire Peat Partnership (YPP) celebrated its 15th anniversary in Ilkley on Friday, 18 October
How to provide water for wildlife
All animals need water to survive. By providing a water source in your garden, you can invite in a whole menagerie!
15 Years of Yorkshire Peat Partnership
As autumn trudges in, we trudge out onto the moors to start the restoration season, swaddled in layers, heads bowed in obeisance to the weather.
How to make a gravel garden for wildlife
Surfaced spaces needn't exclude wildlife! Gravel can often be the most wildlife-friendly solution for a particular area.
How to create a container garden for wildlife
Pots and containers are a great way of introducing wildlife features onto patios, or outside the front door. They are also perfect for small gardens or spaces like window ledges or roofs. Herbs,…
From the uplands of Yorkshire to the lowest point in England: Yorkshire Peat Partnership flies the Great Fen
From Holme Fen, the lowest point in the country sitting at 2.75 metres below sea level, the distant drumming of woodpeckers can be heard echoing over the fields. The landscape is wide and flat and…