Reserves and species

Posted by yorkshire
2011-05-04 12:02

Pearson Park Wildlife Garden

Due to an incident over the bank holiday weekend we are having to lock the main gate at weekends for the time being. Please accept our apologies, you can still visit the garden during weekdays from 10 - 4 pm.
 

Reserve details
Trust: 
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Trust Website: 
http://www.ywt.org.uk
Size: 
0.40
Short Description: 
In Hull’s city centre, there’s a special green space – the wildlife garden in Pearson Park
Smartphone Description: 
Although the site is small there are examples of many different types of habitat , including ponds, hedgerows, woodland and a meadow, as well as a fruit and vegetable patch and a display garden. The garden provides a city oasis for wildlife including robins, butterflies, beetles, bees and more. Pearson Park Wildlife Garden is also one of the areas in our Hull Natural Play Project, which aims to improve natural sites for play and encourage families to visit and explore these spaces.
Location
Address: 
Hull City Centre.
Town: 
Hull
County: 
Yorkshire
Grid ref: 
TA 0835 3014
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
9 - 5pm every day
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
Dogs must be on lead
Access info: 
Keep to the marked paths. Contact the Trust for disabled access information
Parking: 
No
Parking info: 
Roadside parking available around Pearson Park, Hull.
Walking information: 
Keep to the marked paths. Please keep all dogs on leads.
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01482 441013
Reserve email address: 
info@ywt.org.uk
Reserver deep link: 
http://www.ywt.org.uk/reserves/pearson-park-wildlife-garden
Photos
Photo: 
Pearson Park Wildlife Garden
Species: 
White-tailed Bumblebee
Green Shield Bug
7-spot Ladybird
Blue Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Robin
Common Frog
Smooth Newt
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Admission amount: 
no
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by yorkshire
2011-05-04 12:02

Hodgson's Fields Nature Reserve

 

Hodgson’s Fields is an oasis of rough grassland and scrub within the mainly arable landscape of South Holderness.

The extensive patch of habitat is rare in the area. Although farmed it was not intensive, which is unusual in the locality. As a result the site is a haven for wildlife.

Reserve details
Trust: 
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Trust Website: 
http://www.ywt.org.uk
Size: 
45.09
Short Description: 
Vivid cerise marsh orchid spikes grow within grassy glades surrounded by hawthorn scrub. Large pastured fields that attract whimbrel in autumn are surrounded by mature hedgerows, home to farmland birds and butterflies.
Smartphone Description: 
Vivid cerise marsh orchid spikes grow within grassy glades surrounded by hawthorn scrub. Large pastured fields that attract whimbrel in autumn are surrounded by mature hedgerows, home to farmland birds and butterflies.
Location
Address: 
Out Newton Road
Town: 
Patrington
County: 
East Riding of Yorkshire
Postcode: 
HU19 0UU
Grid ref: 
TA 377 206
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
Open at all times
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
Dogs must be on lead
Access info: 
Permissive footpaths. Contact the Trust for disabled access information.
Parking: 
No
Parking info: 
Roadside parking available.
Walking information: 
Permissive footpaths. Dogs are permitted on leads on footpaths in the western section of the reserve only.
Grazing animals: 
Cattle graze in selected areas of grassland
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01904 659570
Reserve email address: 
info@ywt.org.uk
Reserver deep link: 
http://www.ywt.org.uk/reserves/hodgsons-fields-nature-reserve
Photos
Photo: 
Hodgson's Fields Nature Reserve
Species: 
Large Skipper
Meadow Brown
Small Heath
Ringlet
Barn Owl
Whitethroat
Sedge Warbler
Redwing
Fieldfare
Tree Sparrow
Linnet
Yellowhammer
Brown Hare
Harvest Mouse
Best time to visit
Start: 
May
End: 
September
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Admission amount: 
no
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by yorkshire
2011-05-04 12:02

Harland Mount Nature Reserve

In the past this acid grassland has seen some improvement but now the pasture at Harland Mount Nature Reserve is managed by traditional methods to restore it to the species rich grassland it once would have been.Top Tip:

To see the meadow and views at their best visit from late May to early July. With flowers in bloom, the sward is buzzing with the sight and sound of bees, grasshoppers and many other insects.

Reserve details
Trust: 
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Trust Website: 
http://www.ywt.org.uk
Size: 
7.77
Short Description: 
Set on a steep hill ascending out of Scarborough, this rough acid pasture and scrub woodland nature reserve offers beautiful views across the town and over the sea.
Smartphone Description: 
Set on a steep hill ascending out of Scarborough, this rough acid pasture and scrub woodland nature reserve offers beautiful views across the town and over the sea.
Location
Address: 
Stepney Hill
Town: 
Scarborough
County: 
North Yorkshire
Postcode: 
YO12 5NL
Grid ref: 
TA 021 871
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
Open at all times
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
No
Access info: 
Permissive footpaths.
Parking: 
No
Parking info: 
Parking off road on Cliff House Lane (please do not block the lane).
Walking information: 
Permissive footpaths. Dogs are not permitted on the reserve.
Grazing animals: 
Grazed in spring and autumn
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01904 659570
Reserve email address: 
info@ywt.org.uk
Reserver deep link: 
http://www.ywt.org.uk/reserves/harland-mount-nature-reserve
Photos
Photo: 
Harland Mount Nature Reserve
Species: 
Field Maple
Hazel
Oxeye Daisy
Primrose
Dog-violet
Song Thrush
Goldfinch
Badger
Best time to visit
Start: 
May
End: 
September
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Admission amount: 
no
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by yorkshire
2011-05-04 12:02

Calley Heath Nature Reserve

Would you like to volunteer as a stock checker on the reserve? Find out more here!

Reserve details
Trust: 
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Trust Website: 
http://www.ywt.org.uk
Size: 
11.12
Short Description: 
On a walk round Calley Heath you'll soon discover it is not your typical nature reserve, but a diamond in the rough. On close inspection you will be delighted by the detail of tiny flowering plants in the short rabbit-grazed sandy grasslands, or the numbers of common butterflies feeding on flowering grass and willowherb heads in the old allotments.
Smartphone Description: 
On a walk round Calley Heath you'll soon discover it is not your typical nature reserve, but a diamond in the rough. On close inspection you will be delighted by the detail of tiny flowering plants in the short rabbit-grazed sandy grasslands, or the numbers of common butterflies feeding on flowering grass and willowherb heads in the old allotments.
Location
Address: 
Opposite the Steer Inn
Town: 
Pocklington
County: 
East Riding of Yorkshire
Postcode: 
YO41 5PF
Grid ref: 
SE 751 496
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
Open at all times
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
Dogs must be on lead
Access info: 
Permissive footpaths. Contact the Trust for disabled access information.
Parking: 
Yes
Parking info: 
Limited parking on the concrete verge in front of the reserves entrance gate.
Walking information: 
Permissive footpaths. Dogs allowed only on leads on public footpath.
Grazing animals: 
Hebridean sheep
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01904 659570
Reserve email address: 
info@ywt.org.uk
Reserver deep link: 
http://www.ywt.org.uk/reserves/calley-heath-nature-reserve
Photos
Photo: 
Calley Heath Nature Reserve
Species: 
Stork's-bill
Heather
Small Copper
Common Blue
Barn Owl
Kingfisher
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Willow Warbler
Whitethroat
Best time to visit
Start: 
March
End: 
September
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Admission amount: 
no
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by yorkshire
2011-05-04 12:02

Brae Pasture Nature Reserve

Whilst only covering two fields there is a considerable mix of habitats on this nature reserve including limestone pavement, acid grassland, calcareous flush and a wooded cliff gill. In these habitats over 150 plant species have been recorded including the uncommon Oeder’s apple moss (so called as its capsules looks like miniature apples), as well as early purple orchid, violet and primrose. Butterflies like the small skipper and common blue thrive feeding off rock-rose, whilst curlew and snipe use the surrounding fields and may be spotted from the nature reserve.

Reserve details
Trust: 
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Trust Website: 
http://www.ywt.org.uk
Size: 
8.58
Short Description: 
Visit Brae Pasture Nature Reserve for breathtaking views across the Ribble Valley. In summer, experience a multitude of plants and flowers, with an expanse of yellow rock-rose in June and the rare Alpine bistort, found here in one of its most southerly locations.
Smartphone Description: 
Visit Brae Pasture Nature Reserve for breathtaking views across the Ribble Valley. In summer, experience a multitude of plants and flowers, with an expanse of yellow rock-rose in June and the rare Alpine bistort, found here in one of its most southerly locations.
Location
Address: 
Off the B6479, North of Horton-in-Ribbledale
Town: 
Settle
County: 
North Yorkshire
Postcode: 
BD24 0HU
Grid ref: 
SD 790 741
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
Open at all times
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
Dogs must be on lead
Access info: 
Public footpath. Contact the Trust for disabled access information.
Parking: 
Yes
Parking info: 
Pay and display car park.
Walking information: 
Public footpath.
Grazing animals?: 
0
Grazing animals: 
Sheep and cattle graze from late summer into late autumn after the traditional late summer haycut
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01904 659570
Reserve email address: 
info@ywt.org.uk
Reserver deep link: 
http://www.ywt.org.uk/reserves/brae-pasture-nature-reserve
Photos
Photo: 
Brae Pasture Nature Reserve
Species: 
Primrose
Rock-rose
Stinging Nettle
Dog-violet
Early Purple Orchid
Small Skipper
Common Blue
Best time to visit
Start: 
March
End: 
September
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Admission amount: 
no
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by yorkshire
2011-05-04 12:02

Fen Carr Nature Reserve

Sympathetically farmed for nearly half-a-century by a local tenant farmer, Fen Carr comprises two traditional hay meadows that form art of the pastoral working landscape.

Reserve details
Trust: 
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Trust Website: 
http://www.ywt.org.uk
Size: 
3.77
Short Description: 
Fen Carr is a hidden gem surrounded by a traditional farming landscape of small hedgerow bounded fields. These traditional hay meadows contain locally rare and nationally declining species and form a vital stepping stone in the landscape.
Smartphone Description: 
Fen Carr is a hidden gem surrounded by a traditional farming landscape of small hedgerow bounded fields. These traditional hay meadows contain locally rare and nationally declining species and form a vital stepping stone in the landscape.
Location
Address: 
Carr Head Lane
Town: 
Nr. Fosterhouses
County: 
South Yorkshire
Postcode: 
DN7 5LU
Grid ref: 
SE 657 156
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
Please time visits in sympathy with traditional agricultural schedules, contact the Trust for details.
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
No
Access info: 
There are no footpaths on the reserve. Please keep to field edges until hay is cut. Contact the Trust for disabled access information
Parking: 
Yes
Parking info: 
Laneside parking, with consideration for farm machinery.
Walking information: 
There are no footpaths on the reserve. Please keep to field edges until hay is cut. Dogs are not permitted on the reserve.
Grazing animals?: 
0
Grazing animals: 
Grazing occurs by either sheep or cattle after the traditional haycut.
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01904 659570
Reserve email address: 
info@ywt.org.uk
Reserver deep link: 
http://www.ywt.org.uk/reserves/fen-carr-nature-reserve
Photos
Photo: 
Fen Carr Nature Reserve - Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Species: 
Sweet Vernal-grass
Curlew
Tawny Owl
Green Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Roe Deer
Best time to visit
Start: 
May
End: 
September
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Admission amount: 
no
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by yorkshire
2011-05-04 12:02

Bolton Percy Station Nature Reserve

Update January 2018: **Please note: Access to the reserve is currently limited and we are currently investigating some access issues. Please telephone 01904 659570 to check that the reserve is open prior to your visit. **
 

Reserve details
Trust: 
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Trust Website: 
http://www.ywt.org.uk
Size: 
1.70
Short Description: 
Nature has taken hold of this old station yard - bramble scrambles over the old platform, flower-filled grassland grows where once there were rail tracks and scrub growth provides sheltered scallops filled with fluttering butterflies and moths in the summer months.
Smartphone Description: 
Nature has taken hold of this old station yard - bramble scrambles over the old platform, flower-filled grassland grows where once there were rail tracks and scrub growth provides sheltered scallops filled with fluttering butterflies and moths in the summer months.
Location
Address: 
Bolton Percy
Town: 
Tadcaster
County: 
North Yorkshire
Postcode: 
YO23 7AW
Grid ref: 
SE 527 416
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
Open at all times
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
No
Access info: 
Permissive footpaths. Do not climb fences to the railway lines. Contact the Trust for disabled access information.
Parking: 
Yes
Parking info: 
Limited roadside parking available.
Walking information: 
Permissive footpaths. Please keep all dogs on leads. Do not climb fences to the railway lines.
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01904 659570
Reserve email address: 
info@ywt.org.uk
Reserver deep link: 
http://www.ywt.org.uk/reserves/bolton-percy-station-nature-reserve
Photos
Photo: 
Bolton Percy Station Nature Reserve
Species: 
Primrose
Bird's-foot-trefoil
Common Blue
Painted Lady
Red Admiral
Six-spot Burnet
Great Crested Newt
Rabbit
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Admission amount: 
no
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by yorkshire
2011-05-04 12:02

Flamborough Cliffs Nature Reserve

 

Reserve details
Trust: 
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Trust Website: 
http://www.ywt.org.uk
Size: 
36.23
Short Description: 
Flamborough Head has one of the most important seabird colonies in Europe. In summer the cliffs are packed with tens of thousands of breeding auks, gannets and gulls creating a memorable experience. The chalk grassland, especially in Holmes Gut, is rich in flowers attracting butterflies and a number of uncommon moths.
Smartphone Description: 
Flamborough Head has one of the most important seabird colonies in Europe. In summer the cliffs are packed with tens of thousands of breeding auks, gannets and gulls creating a memorable experience. The chalk grassland, especially in Holmes Gut, is rich in flowers attracting butterflies and a number of uncommon moths.
Location
Address: 
Flamborough Cliffs, North Marine Road
Town: 
Bridlington
County: 
East Riding of Yorkshire
Postcode: 
YO15 1BJ
Grid ref: 
TA 239 720
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
Vistor centre?
Shop: 
Shop
Café / Refreshments: 
Yes
Picnic Area: 
Picnic area
Opening hours: 
Open at all times
Toilets: 
Yes Toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
Dogs must be on lead
Access: 
Yes
Access info: 
Public footpath runs through the reserve. Contact the Trust for disabled access information.
Parking: 
Yes
Parking info: 
Pay and display car park at North Landing, Flamborough. Toilets and Café located near the car park.
Walking information: 
Public footpath runs through the reserve. Please keep all dogs on leads.
Grazing animals: 
Sheep and ponies graze the grassland tops.
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01904 659570
Reserve email address: 
info@ywt.org.uk
Reserver deep link: 
http://www.ywt.org.uk/reserves/flamborough-cliffs-nature-reserve
Photos
Photo: 
Flamborough Cliffs Nature Reserve
Species: 
Snow Bunting
Gannet
Puffin
Shag
Razorbill
Harbour Porpoise
Best time to visit
Start: 
April
End: 
October
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by yorkshire
2011-05-04 12:02

Thorpe Marsh Nature Reserve

 

Reserve details
Trust: 
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Trust Website: 
http://www.ywt.org.uk
Size: 
77.00
Short Description: 
Enjoy a peaceful walk around Thorpe Marsh Nature Reserve with pastures lined with hedgerows, ponds, lakes and small woodlands. With such varied habitats supporting a wide range of plants and animals you are guaranteed to see or hear something of interest.
Smartphone Description: 
Enjoy a peaceful walk around Thorpe Marsh Nature Reserve with pastures lined with hedgerows, ponds, lakes and small woodlands. With such varied habitats supporting a wide range of plants and animals you are guaranteed to see or hear something of interest.
Location
Address: 
Fordstead Lane
Town: 
Doncaster
County: 
South Yorkshire
Postcode: 
DN5 0LN
Grid ref: 
SE 594 088
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
Open at all times
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
Dogs must be on lead
Access info: 
Public and permissive footpaths. Contact the Trust for disabled access information.
Parking: 
Yes
Parking info: 
Limited car parking on Marsh Lane.
Walking information: 
Public and permissive footpaths. Please keep all dogs on leads and on the bridle path only.
Grazing animals: 
Cattle graze some areas of the reserve
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01904 659570
Reserve email address: 
info@ywt.org.uk
Reserver deep link: 
http://www.ywt.org.uk/reserves/thorpe-marsh-nature-reserve
Photos
Photo: 
Thorpe Marsh Nature Reserve
Species: 
Pepper Saxifrage
Great Burnet
Cowslip
Wild Carrot
Common Spotted orchid
Speckled Wood
Long-eared Owl
Goldcrest
Whitethroat
Willow Warbler
Fieldfare
Linnet
Best time to visit
Start: 
November
End: 
May
Admission
Admission fee?: 
No
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve
Posted by yorkshire
2011-05-04 12:02

Brockadale Nature Reserve

Reserve details
Trust: 
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Trust Website: 
http://www.ywt.org.uk
Size: 
58.70
Short Description: 
There is always something to see at Brockadale Nature Reserve, although for the best experience visit in the spring and summer. The woodland in springtime offers carpets of wood anemone, bluebell, primrose, violet and early purple orchid before being shaded out by the new leaf growth in the canopy above. Whilst in the summer, the flower-covered slopes are alive with a jewel-case of butterflies and other insects.
Smartphone Description: 
There is always something to see at Brockadale Nature Reserve, although for the best experience visit in the spring and summer. The woodland in springtime offers carpets of wood anemone, bluebell, primrose, violet and early purple orchid before being shaded out by the new leaf growth in the canopy above. Whilst in the summer, the flower-covered slopes are alive with a jewel-case of butterflies and other insects.
Location
Address: 
Leys Lane
Town: 
Little Smeaton, Pontefract
County: 
North Yorkshire
Postcode: 
WF8 3LJ
Grid ref: 
SE 513 173
Facilities
Visitor centre: 
No
Shop: 
No shop
Picnic Area: 
No
Opening hours: 
Open at all times
Toilets: 
No toilets
Disabled toilet: 
No disabled toilet
Baby changing facilities: 
No baby changing facilities
Dogs: 
Dogs must be on lead
Access info: 
Permissive footpaths and access path for wheelchair users to the entrance of the reserve.
Parking: 
Yes
Parking info: 
Reserve car park.
Walking information: 
Permissive footpaths and access path for wheelchair users to the entrance of the reserve.
Grazing animals: 
Sheep and cattle
Contact details
Reserve manager: 
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Reserve phone number: 
01904 659570
Reserve email address: 
info@ywt.org.uk
Reserver deep link: 
http://www.ywt.org.uk/reserves/brockadale-nature-reserve
Photos
Photo: 
Orchids and other wildflowers abound in the steep meadows at Brockadale
Species: 
Marbled White
Dark Green Fritillary
Wood Anemone
Fieldfare
Best time to visit
Start: 
March
End: 
September
Admission
Admission fee?: 
Yes
Location type: 
Wildlife or nature reserve