YWT Harrogate Supporters Group

YWT Harrogate Supporters Group We are a group of volunteers that carry out tasks on YWT reserves in the Harrogate / Knaresborough / Ripon area.

The Supporters Group carries out tasks on YWT reserves at Staveley, Ripon Loop, Ripon City Wetlands, Bishop Monkton Railway Cutting, Burton Leonard Lime Quarry and Upper Dunsforth Carrs. Further information about the reserves is available from the YWT web site at http://www.ywt.org.uk/reserves.

Thanks to regular nature reserve visitors, Phil & Helen for these amazing photos of the 'flora and fauna' at Staveley Na...
05/06/2026

Thanks to regular nature reserve visitors, Phil & Helen for these amazing photos of the 'flora and fauna' at Staveley Nature Reserve. 😍

Many thanks to volunteer, Friedy for these fantastic photos taken today whilst pulling balsam at Staveley!We have a drin...
04/06/2026

Many thanks to volunteer, Friedy for these fantastic photos taken today whilst pulling balsam at Staveley!

We have a drinker moth caterpillar (the name "drinker" comes from the caterpillar's habit of drinking drops of dew and rainwater from grass stems), a snout moth & a small tortoiseshell butterfly caterpillar.

Its amazing what you can find in the undergrowth amongst the balsam, nettles, thistles & bramble! 😁

Happy Volunteers' Week! 🥳Our group appears 3 times in this post! 😃Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
02/06/2026

Happy Volunteers' Week! 🥳
Our group appears 3 times in this post! 😃
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust

Many thanks to Helen for sharing this wonderful story with photos. 😍"Nature at it's best. New life. The Swifts have not ...
01/06/2026

Many thanks to Helen for sharing this wonderful story with photos. 😍

"Nature at it's best. New life.

The Swifts have not appeared to find the dedicated nest box, but Mr and Mrs Blue Tit did and successfully raised 4 young.

Phil heard and spotted this nest site when I was at work on Bank Holiday Monday.

We have checked as we have passed on evenings since - watching the Blue Tit parents working very hard taking plenty of food in.

These photos were taken on Friday evening when they appeared all but ready to fledge.

Then yesterday, if you check the last two photos, we found the nest was quiet and the young were learning to fly around their new surroundings. ❤️"

More fabulous photos from Helen taken yesterday at Staveley - dragonfly / damselfly survey. 😍
28/05/2026

More fabulous photos from Helen taken yesterday at Staveley - dragonfly / damselfly survey. 😍

Many thanks to regular nature reserve visitor, Helen for these absolutely stunning photos from last week at Staveley. 😍
27/05/2026

Many thanks to regular nature reserve visitor, Helen for these absolutely stunning photos from last week at Staveley. 😍

Many thanks to volunteer, Phil Fernyhough for these fabulous photos from Monday's Odonata survey at Staveley Nature Rese...
27/05/2026

Many thanks to volunteer, Phil Fernyhough for these fabulous photos from Monday's Odonata survey at Staveley Nature Reserve.

Finally before heading home we went to find our new arrivals - 6 Highlands (aged between 1 & 2 years).They are so cute! ...
26/05/2026

Finally before heading home we went to find our new arrivals - 6 Highlands (aged between 1 & 2 years).
They are so cute! 😃
They are newly purchased from The Harewood Estate & will be at Staveley until mid June before moving onto Ripon City Wetlands.

Ros & I also did a bit of dragonfly / damselfly training this morning - spotted lots of damselflies (azure, common blue,...
26/05/2026

Ros & I also did a bit of dragonfly / damselfly training this morning - spotted lots of damselflies (azure, common blue, blue-tailed & reds) & a few dragonflies (hairy & four-spotted chasers).
There were quite a few unknowns too - they just don't stay still long enough to identify! 😁

Tis the start of balsam pulling season! 😁It was a tad hot today 🥵 but we have made a start on pulling balsam - we headed...
26/05/2026

Tis the start of balsam pulling season! 😁
It was a tad hot today 🥵 but we have made a start on pulling balsam - we headed into the woodland area opposite Tower Hide (we needed to work in the shade!).
After lunch we assisted Angus & James from the Grazing Team to bring in the 4 belties to the catching pen from West Lagoon Field - one of them needed their 'no fence' collar reattaching.

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