With a name like 'Moorlands' you'd be excused for expecting this reserve to be some windswept place on the slopes of the Pennines or some other elevated location, when nothing could be further from the truth. It&#...

These ancient woodlands in the Harwood Dale area of the North Yorks Moors had been on my list to visit for some time, and to be honest I didn't pick the best of days, with heavy rain putting an end t...

Although sadly declining in numbers over the past decade or so, the Atlantic Puffin (or just Puffin) remains one of our most loved and endearing sea birds. With their multi coloured beaks and comical appearan...

Situated 3 miles north east of Castleford, Fairburn Ings is one of the first RSPB reserves I ever visited, back in about 1974 when I was a spotty and rather awkward teenager with a pair of oversized bino...

St Aidan's is a large wetland area situated next to the River Aire between Leeds and Castleford. Formerly a large opencast mining area, the whole site flooded in dramatic fashion in 1988 when the banks of t...

From the 22nd - 31st of May this year, as part of their Every Flower Counts survey, Plantlife is inviting conservation minded gardeners to take part in the 'No Mow May Challenge'...