A peek into the life of a Willow Tit volunteer
28th March 2018
A beautiful guest blog written by Maddie – a Willow Tit volunteer up in the Dearne Valley.
Read more2018 will see the second major Willow Tit survey across the Dearne Valley NIA!
7th 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 moreNational Nest Box Week!
14th 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 moreWinter Willow Tits
21st 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 moreHow to spot a Willow Tit
21st 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 moreWhy the Willow Tit?
7th 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 moreIntroducing the Willow Tit
13th 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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