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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 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).
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.
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. [2]
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.
Leyburn Old Glebe Nature Reserve is a nature reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) managed by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. It is about 440 yards (400 m) east of the village of Wensley and 0.6 miles (1 km) southwest of Leyburn .
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 site was used as a spoil and ballast tip by the railways until 1983. A lake was created as part of the remediation of the site and Selby District Council took over running the site in 1986 (the site is now run by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust). It was declared a LNR in 2002. [7] [8] [9] Birk Crag 27 acres (11 ha) Harrogate: North Yorkshire ...