Saving England's most threatened species from extinction
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26th September 2019
Willow Tit -Trainee Conservationist! Even as a child I’ve always been interested in the outdoors and wildlife, this led me to complete a degree in Plant Sciences. The degree was very rewarding and resulted in me to deciding I wanted to have a more practical and involved career in conservation rather than research. As a...
Read more17th January 2019
In the heart of a post-industrial landscape, a burnt-out car lies abandoned. A mixture of young deciduous trees cling to the side of a disused colliery railway embankment. Thick bramble, elder and hawthorn intertwine a mosaic of dense vegetation. This habitat doesn’t scream ‘rich wildlife haven’ but in the North of England, for one of...
Read more8th August 2018
It’s been a whirlwind three months since we wrapped up our Willow Tit survey of the Dearne Valley in April. We had 14 super keen volunteers brave the “Beast from the East” in order to seek out what is a difficult bird to spot in fine conditions, never mind thick snow! Ultimately, the weather seemed...
Read more28th March 2018
A beautiful guest blog written by Maddie – a Willow Tit volunteer up in the Dearne Valley.
Read more7th March 2018
Want to get involved in our Field Cricket project? Here are some of the ways you can help this incredible, but threatened, species…
Read more14th February 2018
It’s National Nest Box Week, commencing on Valentines Day – so to celebrate, we take a look at our wonderful Willow Tit project, set in the Dearne Valley; to see what they’ll be doing this week.
Read more21st December 2017
In our last two Willow Tit blogs, we introduced the project itself and then looked at why it’s been chosen for Back from the Brink. In this blog piece, we’re focussing on how you can spot a Willow Tit and what you can do when that happens.
Read more21st November 2017
In our last two Willow Tit blogs, we introduced the project itself and then looked at why it’s been chosen for Back from the Brink. In this blog piece, we’re focussing on how you can spot a Willow Tit and what you can do when that happens.
Read more7th November 2017
The Willow Tit – the small bird that thinks it’s a woodpecker. This endearing mimic is the only English tit species to excavate a new nest hole each breeding season, rather than using existing cavities. They don’t quite equal woodpeckers in terms of pecking power, so they prefer to hollow out old rotting stumps, which...
Read more13th October 2017
Before I started working for Yorkshire Wildlife Trust two years ago, I had never even heard of a Willow Tit. It was therefore incredibly surprising to learn that this subtle little bird has declined by 94% since the 1970s, and suffered local extinctions in many parts of the country.
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