Below is a list of our planned events.
From webinars to site visits, we hope you’ll find the events that we organise useful. Although we’ll post on the YRN forum, in social media and send updates by email, remember to also check back here regularly for the current list.
We record all of our webinars, so to view any that you’ve missed, click here.
If you have a topic that you know well, and are comfortable presenting, and you would like to offer it as a webinar, please contact us – we’d love to hear from you.
YRN Webinar:
Snaizeholme: One of the boldest habitat restoration projects in England’s uplands.
Wednesday, 26th February, 2025, 19.30 to 20.30
Alec Pue, Site Manager, will give a 40-minute overview of the Woodland Trust’s work across 1,387 acres of land at Snaizeholme, involving the creation of a vibrant mosaic of habitats including tree planting and woodland creation, meadow, peatland, and river restoration.
For the last 7 years, Alec has been working as a Site Manager for the Woodland Trust. Born and bred in Yorkshire, he graduated from Hull University with a degree in Geography. His early career saw him moving around the Northwest of England and North Wales working in Conservation, Forestry & Arboriculture contracting, before coming back to his roots. He is responsible for all the day-to-day operations at Snaizeholme and has been leading on the project since its inception, from the early planning stages, through to managing the delivery of all onsite activity. Alex has a strong passion for nature recovery across blended habitats and the belief that farming has an important role to play in achieving this.
It’s free to join. Please register here.
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Winter Work Days:
You may find yourself wishing for some activity in the fresh air come the New Year – if so, we have the perfect volunteering opportunities for you!
All rewilders are welcome and there will be at least one person from the YRN committee at each event so lots of opportunities for networking whilst working!
Places are limited, so please make a separate booking for each person who will be attending. Once you’ve booked, you’ll be sent full details and directions via Eventbrite about a week before the event.
To secure your place you will be asked for a donation to Yorkshire Rewilding Network. This can be as little as £1… but we hope you will support rewilding in Yorkshire and give more if you are able. Thank you, it is appreciated!
We are very grateful to all the individuals and organisations who have kindly offered to host a volunteering event. Practical work days offer a fantastic opportunity to chat and share knowledge with other rewilding enthusiasts and it’s always a joy to be in a rewilding space.
Saturday, 15th February, 2025, 09.30 to 15.30
Scrub planting, Harewood Estate, Leeds
Join other Yorkshire Rewilding Network volunteers at the Harewood Estate to help progress their nature recovery plans.
Throughout the Winter months Harewood Estate are planting a total of 11,000 trees and scrub plants across the wider Estate. The project aims to increase the biodiversity of the area, provide habitats for local wildlife and offset carbon emissions. By planting trees, we are not only helping the environment but also creating a beautiful landscape for all to enjoy.
Under 18’s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
For more details and to book please click here.
Saturday, 1st March, 2025, 10.00 to 16.00
Tree & hedge planting, East Keswick Wildlife Trust
East Keswick Wildlife Trust have recently purchased a 23 acre site opposite Bardsey Academy Primary School and are hosting a number of family days through the winter to increase tree cover and hedges there. YRN volunteers are invited to join other rewilders there on 1st March for a day of planting and, of course, networking.
Under 18’s are welcome if accompanied by a responsible adult.
For more details and to book please click here.
Wildsong: An immersive celebration of the wild through voice and music with the Wildsong Collective
Saturday, 1st March, 2025, 19.00 to 20.00
Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, North Leeds
LS6 3HN
Join us for a magical night of musical improvisation.
Following the success of their debut performance Wildsong: The Voice of the Mother Tree at the Yorkshire Rewilding Network Festival in 2023, the Wildsong Collective are back with an evening of musical improvisation on the theme of rewilding.
Experience the hope and possibility of rewilding through musical imaginings inspired by words, images, stories and audience reflections.
This Wild@HEART event is brought to you in partnership with Yorkshire Rewilding Networks’s North Leeds Rewilding Hub. This local Hub is connecting, inspiring, and enabling more people to get involved with rewilding across North Leeds and beyond.
Doors open: 6.30pm. Performance: 7.00pm – 8.00pm.
Tickets: £12, £10, £5
For more details and to book please click here.
Learn more about rewilding and the Wildsong Collective’s debut performance here.
Image credit: Wildsong Collective/YRN
An evening with the Esk:
Wednesday, 12th March, 2025, 19.30 to 21.00
Danby Village Hall, Danby YO21 2JF
Whitby & Esk Valley Rewilding Hub will be joined by Chris Watt, Project Officer at Yorkshire Wildlife Trust for an update on nature restoration projects on the Esk.
The River Esk flows through a variety of landscapes and is home to an array of wildlife such as Atlantic salmon, sea trout and the critically endangered freshwater pearl mussel. Chris will give a presentation on how the BEACH Esk project has helped to improve wildlife habitat and water quality in the past few years.
There’ll be refreshments on offer, news from the Hub and from Danby-based group, Community Earth Project, who are working on local grassroots projects for nature recovery and community building. And, of course, there’ll be a chance to network and meet other local rewilders.
Don’t miss out! Read more about the evening and book your FREE ticket, here on Eventbrite.