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Elizabeth, a PhD student in the department of Language and Linguistic Science at the University of York, is currently on placement with us investigating how place-names can strengthen the evidence base for Ancient Woodland designation. In the second of two blog pieces, she tells us more about the sources of place-names and how they can tell us more about ancient woodland.
Read MoreElizabeth, a PhD student in the department of Language and Linguistic Science at the University of York, is currently on placement with us investigating how place-names can strengthen the evidence base for Ancient Woodland designation. In the first of two blog pieces, she tells us more about place names and how they relate to woodland.
Read MoreAugust 2026’s Monad of the Month is SE5632, which includes part of Bishop Wood, north-west of Thorpe Willoughby in the Selby district.
Read MoreThis is the second of a short blog series that looks at one of the core functions of a Local Environmental Records Centre: our role in providing clear, un-biased ecological information on sites, species and habitats. For our second blog, look behind the scenes at all things data.
Read MoreOur Monad of the Month for June 2026 is SE8546, which covers part of Cleaving Coombe, a picturesque valley in the Yorkshire Wolds.
Read MoreThis is the first of a short blog series that looks at one of the core functions of a Local Environmental Records Centre: our role in providing clear, un-biased ecological information on sites, species and habitats. For our first blog, celebrate a data search milestone with us!
Read MoreOur Monad of the Month for May 2026 is SE8647, located about 5km north of Market Weighton.
Read MoreThis coming weekend marks the official end of the 2026 City Nature Challenge, and the end of Hull’s fourth year partaking in this global event. Read on to find out more about this year’s event!
Read MoreOur Monad of the Month for April 2026 is TA2170, located around Danes Dyke LNR, west of Flamborough.
Read MoreA YNU member who specialises in ammonites in geological samples and who can no longer easily access sites asked for our help to collect rock samples from a long disused quarry on the Castle Howard Estate – we couldn’t resist such an unusual request.
Read MoreOur Monad of the Month for March 2026 is TA2272, located on the East Yorkshire coast near Flamborough.
Read MoreOur Monad of the Month for February 2026 is TA0357, located near Driffield, East Yorkshire.
Read MoreData is at the core of what we do as a Local Environmental Records Centre. This series shines a light on the breadth and variety of the records we receive and how we deal with them.
Read MoreOur Monad of the Month for January 2026 is SE2569, located west of Fountain’s Abbey, and around 6km south-west of Ripon.
Read MoreOur next local recording community spotlight is on Sheriff Hutton Hedgehog Group, a group formed as an offshoot of Sheriff Hutton Nature Group, located approximately 10 miles north north-east of York.
Read MoreOur Monad of the Month for December 2025 is TA0880, located across part of the River Hertford, west of Filey.
Read MoreOur celebratory 25-year conference took place this past weekend at the Hospitum, York: ‘Networks for Nature: a conference celebrating 25 years of NEYEDC’. Designed to mark 25 years of NEYEDC and the role of data in driving species recovery across the Yorkshire region, we welcomed speakers from across our network and were joined by attendees from all parts of our sector on the day. Read on for a summary of the day!
Read MoreOur Monad of the Month for November 2025 is SE3367, located south of Ripon City Wetlands.
Read MoreOur Monad of the Month for October 2025 is TA0286, located near Harland Mount, Scarborough.
Read MoreCarrying on from our previous blogs, our Ecological Surveyor, Claire Bending, talks about the next steps in the process of updating the Ancient Woodland Inventory (AWI) - on-the-ground surveys.
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