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Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is a charitable non-governmental organisation, [1] one of the UK's 46 county-based Wildlife Trusts. [2] Its focus is nature conservation and it works to achieve a nature-rich Yorkshire with healthy and resilient ecosystems that support both Yorkshire's wildlife and its people. [3]
The Yorkshire Wildlife Park is a zoo, wildlife conservation and rehabilition centre and tourist attraction located in Branton, south-east of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It opened in 2009 on the site of Brockholes Farm, a former riding school and petting zoo , and features 500 animals of 100 species.
The Wildlife Trusts, the trading name of the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts, is an organisation made up of 46 local Wildlife Trusts in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and Alderney. The Wildlife Trusts, between them, look after more than 2,300 nature reserves , covering around 98,500 hectares (243,000 acres).
Thorpe Marsh Nature Reserve is a 77-hectare (190-acre) nature reserve located south-west of Thorpe in Balne, north of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England.The reserve is managed and maintained by a team of volunteers under the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust [1] as well as Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council.
It is one of Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's flagship reserves, one of their largest, and a gateway site. The reserve has around 5.0 miles (8 km) of paths (3.1 miles (5 km) accessible to wheelchairs, unassisted), 14 viewing hides (10 suitable for people with disabilities) and a visitor centre with a café, where local produce is used whenever possible.
The term wildlife trust can be used in one of two senses to describe organisations concerned with wildlife: in a specific sense, to refer to the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts in the United Kingdom, or one of its constituent members known as The Wildlife Trusts ; a list of these can be found at that page.
The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust was originally established to conserve Askham Bog. [12] The first management plan was designed to maintain habitat diversity throughout the bog. To achieve this, the National Conservation Corps was enlisted to create more open water by digging ponds and blocking dykes, along with scrub clearance in the damp cotton ...
The view from Leyburn Old Glebe, across the valley of the River Ure, in Spring 2018 pink form of Anacamptis morio, photographed at Leyburn Old Glebe in 2018. Leyburn Old Glebe Nature Reserve is a nature reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) managed by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.