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A landscape-scale conservation project, working with the community to connect and restore habitats on the northern slopes of Ingleborough.

This page is managed by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust on behalf of the Wild Ingleborough partnership. Wild Ingleborough is a partnership project run by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Natural England National Nature Reserve, WWF, Leeds University, United Bank of Carbon and the Woodland Trust. We are using our collective expertise, resources and on-the-ground practical skills, to restore the landscape's fragile ecology and increase its biodiversity. The project will work with local communities to bring long-lasting environmental and economic benefits through sustainable tourism and educational
initiatives.

22/10/2026

What is a slime mould?

It's not a plant, animal or even a fungi, although, similarly to fungi they do spend part of their lifecycle as 'fruiting bodies'. A big difference is that whilst fungi excretes enzymes to digest food, slime mould engulfs its food whole.

This slime mould is Fuligo septica, more commonly known as dog-sick slime mould. It can be seen during its active feeding stage, but is easier to spot when it reaches the end of its life cycle and becomes stationary to produce spores.

The yellow colour turns white as it dries out, revealing grey/black spores inside, ready to be dispersed by the wind.

Have you seen any this autumn?

20/10/2026

What a perfect day for a fungi hunt!

We found more than 15 species of waxcap, several clubs and corals as well as pinkgills and other grassland species, then back we went to Broadrake to have a go at sketching some of our finds.

Many thanks as always to Broadrake for being the perfect hosts!

Fungi photo credit: Rachel Benson

12/10/2026

Looking for something to do in October half-term?

We are running an Autumn themed family activity day at Lower Winskill Farm on Friday 30th October. It is aimed at 5-10 year olds but younger or older siblings are welcome.

What to expect?
- Guided farm walk & mushroom hunting
- Autumnal crafts - make your own lantern to take home!
- Storytime in the barn.

Find out more - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/autumn-family-activity-day-waxcaps-and-more-tickets-1999393115631

08/10/2026

Limestone fern update!

You may remember seeing this photo of our limestone ferns growing back in January of this year. They were grown from spores collected in July 2025 — and now, they’ve made their way back out onto the limestone pavement!

Here are some of the 50 limestone ferns that have recently been planted out into sheltered areas of limestone pavement.

Photo credit: Liz Coates 📸

18/09/2026

Discover amazing grassland fungi in a 1-day workshop, introducing ID skills, exploring in the field and sketching, at the foot of Whernside.

The session is focused on waxcaps, and learning how to identify the different species. There will also be time dedicated to sketching, to either record features or to capture them artistically.

This workshop is suitable for beginners - no prior knowledge needed.

Find out more and book your place: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/wild-ingleborough-69290098073?msockid=05b72eeaa543621d1fbd3b2ba4d563d0

Photo credit: Jim Horsfall

17/09/2026

We need help surveying our naturally regenerating trees! 🌳

The University of Leeds are running 2 monitoring days to record the number of naturally regenerated trees across the reserve, repeating surveys that were conducted in 2022.

If you are interested in getting involved please visit the Wild Ingleborough Monitoring Eventbrite through the link below or scan the QR code.

🔗https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tree-natural-regeneration-surveys-tickets-2000576764958

📅Dates: 23rd and 30th Sept
📍Location: Ingleborough NNR
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08/09/2026

Holly fern is a specialist limestone species, and is currently only found in one area of limestone pavement on Ingleborough.

To increase the population we are trialling direct spraying as well as growing plants in the nursery. Both require fern leaves to be collected, and then left for several days so they drop their dust-like spores onto paper.

For direct spraying, these spores are mixed with water and sprayed in gaps in limestone pavement (grikes). This is what the team got up to last week, and the site will now be monitored to see how successful this approach is.

Photo credit: Liz Coates

03/09/2026

Potting on is a big summer task at our Upland Plant Nursery. Staff from Inn Travel spent a day volunteering with us this summer to give us a helping hand. They potted on an amazing 1078 seedlings, including over 500 spiked speedwell.

Ingleborough is one of only a handful of locations in Yorkshire where spiked speedwell grows, so Inn Travel’s efforts represent a significant contribution to helping us restore this nationally scarce species in the area.

Thank you, , for your continued support of our project.

Photo Credit: Liz Coates

05/06/2026

Would you like to help the monitor the survival of species planted out from the montane nursery last autumn?

The University of Leeds are running a number of events this summer to record survival of species such as Globeflower, Spiked speedwell and Bloody cranesbill. The next of these events is on 12th June.

For more details and to see future Wild Ingleborough monitoring events, click here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wild-ingleborough-nursery-plant-survival-monitoring-tickets-1990105814062

Photo credit: George Porton & Liz Coates

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Ingleborough, Yorkshire Dales National Park

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https://www.ywt.org.uk/wild-ingleborough-vision-future, https://linktr.ee/wild.ingleborough

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