Primrose Community Nature Trust (PCNT) and Ribble Rivers Trust (RRT) have announced a new partnership that will continue the conservation and stewardship of the Clitheroe’s Primrose Nature Reserve. This new collaboration will oversee the maintenance of the 16 acre site, aiming to ensure its long-term protection and preservation.

Leading wildlife charity, Butterfly Conservation, has revealed the dates of this year’s highly anticipated Big Butterfly Count, which will take place from 12 July - 4 August. The annual citizen science programme attracts tens of thousands of people out into their garden, local green space or the countryside to spend 15 minutes counting butterflies and helping to inform conservation action.

Europe's only surviving Amur Leopard Cub gives hope for the species for International Leopard Day. Her birth at award winning Yorkshire Wildlife Park was a step forward to save the most endangered big cat species in the world.

Obviously my usual column is about York Gate and I will talk about the garden as well, but I have to mention my recent family holiday to the Algarve, Portugal. We went at the end of March for a few reasons – my wife and kids have fair hair and burn at the slightest hint of sun; the price is much more reasonable at this time of year; and it’s not as busy.

Letting parts of your garden grow wild with long grass can increase butterfly numbers by up to 93% and attract a wider range of species, according to new research from leading wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation.

Ahead of World Curlew Day on 21 April, Yorkshire Dales environmental campaigning charity, Friends of the Dales hosted a successful awareness raising event about the plight of the critically endangered curlew at Malham.

The Critically Endangered Glutinous Snail has found a new home at Askham Bryan Wildlife Park, based on the outskirts of York, in a bid to breed and save the species from extinction. During March 2024, staff at Askham Bryan made the journey to Snowdonia National Park in Wales, where this species of snail can only be found in one Lake – Llyn Tegid.

Conservation zoo celebrates boost to international conservation breeding programme

Easter is one of the biggest occasions for floral gifting- in fact, it’s estimated that Easter and Passover account for around 9% of all holiday flower purchases1. If you’ve been lucky enough to receive a beautiful bouquet of blooms, you’ll know how frustrating it can be when they start to wilt prematurely.

A rare breeding bird has arrived back in Yorkshire after spending the winter months predominantly further south and around the coast. Black-necked Grebes have begun arriving back at RSPB St Aidan’s, where the nature park is home to around 30% of the UK population of this rare and vulnerable species.

Today, World Water Day 2024 calls us to action, to unite around the theme of 'Water for Peace' and to leverage water as a tool for building a more stable, peaceful world. Access to drinking-water is a human right, but when water is scarce or polluted, or when people have unequal or no access, tensions can rise. This underscores the need to harness the cooperative power of water.