During the Summer of 2023, we have been fortunate enough to have high tech bat detectors placed and monitored by local bat expert, David Watkins. These were placed in two locations at Bank Woods.
One was placed in a slightly open area, near the highest...
by Tash Royal, Content Intern
At Make It Wild, we are thrilled to be able to offer you fantastic woodland experiences and activities in nature. Our upcoming 2023 calendar is packed with great opportunities to get out into the wild! You can relax, learn ...
by Tash Royal, Content Intern
Here at Make It Wild, we’re keen to make it a little easier to have an eco-friendly winter. When it comes to gifts, it can be a struggle to find something meaningful that also avoids any detrimental effects on our world.
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by Tash Royal, Content Intern
The winter season is famously a time of celebration. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, the Winter Solstice, or just the arrival of snow, there’s certainly something in the air in these colder months. The past coupl...
by Ines Kisielewski, Partnerships Executive
We now have three years data from the 27 nest boxes we placed in our ancient woodlands at Bank Woods, ready for the nesting season of 2019. So we thought it might be useful to share what we have learnt, along...
We asked our volunteers to describe a recent volunteer session, and explain why they love to come and help, whatever the weather throws at us! Here are their thoughts...
I spend the most part of my week surrounded by quite small children and so it i...
... to offset their carbon emissions, and continue their sustainability efforts.
Guest Blog by Nicola Litchfield, Pauley Creative
Like many businesses nowadays, Pauley Creative, a digital marketing agency for the construction industry based i...
by Stephanie Kuunal
Sylvan is a hidden treasure to both nature lovers and conservationists alike. Like many others during the pandemic, I turned to the outdoors to improve my mental health. I also had another motive. As an ecology graduate, I wanted to ...
Total so far: 60,792 trees by 11th April 2023
Dacre Woodlands Planting
We plant trees in all our nature reserves. We have found they are the best way to encourage nature into the spaces we create for biodiversity.
They provide habitat, shelte...
by Tom Barron, Psychologist, Pocketcoach
Throughout history, humans have been undeniably entwined with nature. Our relationship with nature is crucial, as without nature, there is no 'us'. We depend on it for everything, from the air we breathe to the w...
At Make it Wild, we are proud to say that our Bank Woods Nature Reserve is home to around 20 acres of ancient woodland. Ancient woodland is an important and irreplaceable part of nature, but according to the Woodland Trust, it now covers only 2.4% of the U...
When is Father's Day?
In the UK and USA we celebrate Father's Day on the third Sunday in June, and in 2020 that's 21st June. In European Roman Catholic culture 'fatherhood' was traditionally celebrated on St Joseph's day, 19th March, and this date is ...
Guest blog by Paul Kirkwood
Twenty years ago, there was no public access to the River Nidd south of Kirk Hammerton Mill. Since then a looped bridleway has been established following efforts led by a villager, the late Wyn Evans. The Sylvan Nature Reserv...
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