Nature

Morning mist near Thirsk, by Heather Croft

Readers' pictures: Autumn mists and poppies of remembrance

The Bog Hall habitat bank project area Picture: CHARLOTTE GRAHAM

The Bog Hall habitat bank project area Picture: CHARLOTTE GRAHAM

30-year restoration and rewilding project announced for North Yorkshire estate

The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, photographed one starry night from my back garden using my smart phone. Seeing them was one my bucket-list items

The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, photographed one starry night from my back garden using my smart phone. Seeing them was one my bucket-list items

COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER

Countryman's Daughter

From darkness comes light: Ticking off a bucket list item - in my back garden

Sunlit chestnut leaves with an autumnal hue over Walden Beck, West Burton, by Adam Nichols

Sunlit chestnut leaves with an autumnal hue over Walden Beck, West Burton, by Adam Nichols

Readers' pictures: Autumn colours a gift that keeps on giving

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority has received £48,250 to help 550 young people aged 7-18 to visit the National Park

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority has received £48,250 to help 550 young people aged 7-18 to visit the National Park

Yorkshire Dales National Park

Project receives £50k boost to help more children connect with nature

Darlington animal rescuer opening soon to look after injured birds

Readers' pictures: Farmlife and wildlife take centre stage

The otter, snapped in Darlington.

The otter, snapped in Darlington.

Pictures: Otters spotted on the River Skerne in Darlington again

Land on the Rothbury estate in Northumberland

Land on the Rothbury estate in Northumberland

Wildlife groups secure bid to buy vast North East estate for nature recovery

Westfields, Richmond

Westfields, Richmond

Landscape trust announces event for 20th anniversary celebrations

Lucy Pittaway with her Tree of Hope painting, her second homage to the felled Sycamore Gap tree

Lucy Pittaway with her Tree of Hope painting, her second homage to the felled Sycamore Gap tree

Artist creates second piece of artwork to honour Sycamore Gap tree

A red admiral pictured in her garden by Sue Bunt, of Nothallerton

A red admiral pictured in her garden by Sue Bunt, of Nothallerton

Readers' pictures: Bright autumn colours stand out

Derwent and Kirkham Abbey walk map

Derwent and Kirkham Abbey walk map

Enjoy woodland, a river, a ruined priory, and a conservation village on this walk

Paul and Jen Johnson of Herdship Farm with Sir John Lawton

Paul and Jen Johnson of Herdship Farm with Sir John Lawton

Nature-friendly farmers honoured for work in North Pennines and Yorkshire Dales

Conservative MPs have urged the Government not to cut the budget for nature-friendly farming

Conservative MPs have urged the Government not to cut the budget for nature-friendly farming

Cutting nature-friendly farming budget would be act of self harm, say Tory MPs

A double rainbow shining through a rain cloud over Urra Moor, by Louise Cope, of Bilsdale

A double rainbow shining through a rain cloud over Urra Moor, by Louise Cope, of Bilsdale

Readers' pictures: Autumn colours and the Northern Lights

A view across the lake at Kiplin Hall, by Shirley Feasby

A view across the lake at Kiplin Hall, by Shirley Feasby

Readers' pictures: Welcome blue skies caught on camera

Gill Metcalfe pictured the sky over Hurworth last Thursday as the Northern Lights put on a show

Gill Metcalfe pictured the sky over Hurworth last Thursday as the Northern Lights put on a show

Readers' pictures special: Northern Lights dazzle North East and North Yorkshire

Cutting a willow to symbolise the opening of the Bishop's Fen with Andy Wadds and Jim Cokill, both of the Durham Wildlife Trust, on either side of the Rev Rick Simpson, Archdeacon of Auckland, armed with the lopers

Cutting a willow to symbolise the opening of the Bishop's Fen with Andy Wadds and Jim Cokill, both of the Durham Wildlife Trust, on either side of the Rev Rick Simpson, Archdeacon of Auckland, armed with the lopers

Great North Fen to bring nature back to riverside land in County Durham

Hedgelaying has been used for hundreds of years to maintain healthy hedgerows

Hedgelaying has been used for hundreds of years to maintain healthy hedgerows

Competition celebrating ancient country craft returns for 25th year

Unveiling of new parkland at Blackwell Grange, Darlington.

Unveiling of new parkland at Blackwell Grange, Darlington.

Darlington's new park set in the grounds of historic listed mansion is unveiled

If a money spider lands on you then ‘gold will rain down from heaven’. They build horizontal webs, like these, which look like silky hammocks

If a money spider lands on you then ‘gold will rain down from heaven’. They build horizontal webs, like these, which look like silky hammocks

COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER

Countryman's Daughter

Money spiders and the chances of '‘gold raining down from heaven’

A seat with a view at Marfield wetlands, near Masham, by Libby Harding, of Leeming

A seat with a view at Marfield wetlands, near Masham, by Libby Harding, of Leeming

Readers' pictures: Tranquil scenes despite wild weather

Residents in Thirsk have been taking it in shifts as wardens to protect a flock of around 30 ducks, who have been making nightly trips from the river to the town centre

Residents in Thirsk have been taking it in shifts as wardens to protect a flock of around 30 ducks, who have been making nightly trips from the river to the town centre

Duck warden group go global as viral video gets over three million views online

Red sky at Stillington, Stockton, by David Barras

Red sky at Stillington, Stockton, by David Barras

Readers' pictures: Autumnal colours start to shine through

Esk Valley Walk near Glaisdale

Esk Valley Walk near Glaisdale

£1.1m for project to reconnect communities with nature in North Yorkshire

The daddy longlegs spider loves to make its home in neglected corners of your house. But don’t dust it away if you want help to get rid of the scarier house spider

The daddy longlegs spider loves to make its home in neglected corners of your house. But don’t dust it away if you want help to get rid of the scarier house spider

COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER

Countryman's Daughter

Why the daddy longlegs is a friend to all housework-shy humans

A dramatic sunset in Leyburn, by Christine Albertis

A dramatic sunset in Leyburn, by Christine Albertis

Readers' pictures: Dramatic sunsets and storm clouds

Dame Judi Dench Picture: The Woodland Trust

Dame Judi Dench Picture: The Woodland Trust

Dame Judi Dench calls for threatened North Yorkshire trees to be saved

The majestic dolphins were photographed by Northern Echo Camera Club member Ray Simpson at South Gare in Redcar earlier this month

The majestic dolphins were photographed by Northern Echo Camera Club member Ray Simpson at South Gare in Redcar earlier this month

Stunning images of dolphins show them leaping from water on North East coast

YDRT staff and volunteers at work removing invasive non-native species

YDRT staff and volunteers at work removing invasive non-native species

River education event organised amid pollution concerns

My son Jasper used his mobile phone to reach a spider at the top of a curtain, which he then thought hilarious to wave at me before depositing safely outside

My son Jasper used his mobile phone to reach a spider at the top of a curtain, which he then thought hilarious to wave at me before depositing safely outside

COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER

Countryman's Daughter

Along came two spiders: Panicking in a corner while my son rescues me

A tranquil scene at Kiplin Hall, by Libby Harding, of Leeming

A tranquil scene at Kiplin Hall, by Libby Harding, of Leeming

Readers' pictures: Summer begins to fade into autumn

There has been much commentary this year on the absence of insects and particularly butterflies

There has been much commentary this year on the absence of insects and particularly butterflies

Not too late for us to take action on the state of the natural world

Ripon City wetlands.

Ripon City wetlands.

Explore Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s wetlands this autumn

A landowner is distraught by the careless damage caused to a picturesque woodland that is maintained as a conservation habitat for rare and endangered wildlife.

A landowner is distraught by the careless damage caused to a picturesque woodland that is maintained as a conservation habitat for rare and endangered wildlife.

Landowner 'distraught' after conservation habitat destroyed by campfire

The shark was caught on camera by staff on the pirate ship

The shark was caught on camera by staff on the pirate ship

WATCH: Shark spotted off North Yorkshire coast

Bolton Castle Estate

Bolton Castle Estate

Estate's award for work to ensure curlews don't become extinct in UK

Bird keepers in Darlington warned to prepare for imminent law changes

A windswept rowan tree on the North York Moors near Castleton, by Olha Vovk

A windswept rowan tree on the North York Moors near Castleton, by Olha Vovk

Readers' pictures: Blooming heather and rare views

Residents in Thirsk have been taking it in shifts as wardens to protect a flock of around 30 ducks

Residents in Thirsk have been taking it in shifts as wardens to protect a flock of around 30 ducks

Meet the group guarding town's duck population over fears for safety

Looking onto the land to be used for the Skerningham Park development

Looking onto the land to be used for the Skerningham Park development

Scores of objections lodged to controversial garden village plans

Hedgehog in the heather, by Katherine Calvert, of Swaledale Snaps

Hedgehog in the heather, by Katherine Calvert, of Swaledale Snaps

Readers' pictures: Moorland heather and wonderful wildlife

The Valais Blacknose Sheep.

The Valais Blacknose Sheep.

'World's cutest sheep' on sale in North Yorkshire this weekend

If you look carefully you can see just see the flying ant poking its head out of its nest. This is a ‘princess”, a virgin queen ant who will soon leave the nest to find a mate and establish a new colony

If you look carefully you can see just see the flying ant poking its head out of its nest. This is a ‘princess”, a virgin queen ant who will soon leave the nest to find a mate and establish a new colony

COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER

Countryman's Daughter

Flying by seat of our ants: The nuisance creatures that play vital role in ecology

A summer meadow at Rowntree Park, York, by Debbie Burrows

A summer meadow at Rowntree Park, York, by Debbie Burrows

Readers' pictures: Beautiful blooms light up August

Watch manager Dave Spenceley and Lisa Harrowsmith of Yorkshire Water with new all-terrain vehicle

Watch manager Dave Spenceley and Lisa Harrowsmith of Yorkshire Water with new all-terrain vehicle

New all-terrain vehicle will help fight wildfires in North Yorkshire

A sleepy Barn owl chick - one of the first born in a network of new nesting boxes erected across the Howardian Hills National Landscape.

A sleepy Barn owl chick - one of the first born in a network of new nesting boxes erected across the Howardian Hills National Landscape.

Ready for lift off! First barn owl chicks ringed by North Yorkshire project

Bridget Holmstrom, CASaV steering group member, left, and Yvonne Peacock, chair of the North Yorkshire Council parliamentary constituency councillors group, right, at the CASaV United for Warm Homes quilt presentation - an example of our 'craftism'

Bridget Holmstrom, CASaV steering group member, left, and Yvonne Peacock, chair of the North Yorkshire Council parliamentary constituency councillors group, right, at the CASaV United for Warm Homes quilt presentation - an example of our 'craftism'

Climate Column: A year in the life of a climate action group

A beautiful tree sitting proud atop the hill overlooking Felixkirk, near Thirsk, pictured by Richard Cochrane

A beautiful tree sitting proud atop the hill overlooking Felixkirk, near Thirsk, pictured by Richard Cochrane

Readers' pictures: Stunning summer scenes in North Yorkshire

Flowers at St Helen's Church, Ainderby Steeple, by Liz Whelan, of Romanby

Flowers at St Helen's Church, Ainderby Steeple, by Liz Whelan, of Romanby

Readers' pictures: Strikingly colourful blooms catch the eye

Yorkshire lavender fields near Terrington. by Olha Vovk

Yorkshire lavender fields near Terrington. by Olha Vovk

Readers' pictures: Superb summer scenes across region

Hamsterley Forest, photograped by Peter Hall.

Hamsterley Forest, photograped by Peter Hall.

Concern at proposals for cabins and more in County Durham's largest forest

Class four from Crakehall Primary School with YDRT’s Rivers2U mobile classroom

Class four from Crakehall Primary School with YDRT’s Rivers2U mobile classroom

School children learn about river wildlife thanks to environmental charity