Nature

York gallery owner marks one year on from felled Sycamore Gap tree

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York gallery owner's Sycamore Gap tribute woodland passes 1,000 trees

As someone with a fear of spiders, I tested out the £1.40 hack to keep spiders out of your home, available from most supermarkets and online

As someone with a fear of spiders, I tested out the £1.40 hack to keep spiders out of your home, available from most supermarkets and online

Homes and interiors

This is the £1.40 hack for keeping spiders out of your home - but does it work?

Walkers should be especially cautious.

Walkers should be especially cautious.

Walkers warned as the deadliest creatures in the UK revealed by scientists

A picture of the tree on Dame Judi Dench Walk taken by Rachel Kennedy from The Press Camera Club

A picture of the tree on Dame Judi Dench Walk taken by Rachel Kennedy from The Press Camera Club

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Huge tree branch crashes onto bench on busy York city centre path

The harvest supermoon by Joy Stead

The harvest supermoon by Joy Stead

Just amazing: Stunning photos of the September harvest supermoon

The Harvest Moon will be visible in the night sky this week, seeing the full moon seem bigger and brighter.

The Harvest Moon will be visible in the night sky this week, seeing the full moon seem bigger and brighter.

This week is your only chance to see a bigger and brighter Full Moon

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

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

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WATCH: Shark spotted off North Yorkshire coast

Pick and Preserve outside Newby Hall

Pick and Preserve outside Newby Hall

Top gardening show returns to North Yorkshire from today

Have you seen the Northern Lights yet this week? Don't worry if not, they are set to be visible again.

Have you seen the Northern Lights yet this week? Don't worry if not, they are set to be visible again.

Northern Lights

Northern Lights to be visible in UK skies again tonight - see when and where

Have you seen any fascinating dark sky activity lately?

Have you seen any fascinating dark sky activity lately?

North Yorkshire Moors

North Yorkshire's best (and most magical) stargazing spots chosen by readers

How many spiders have you spotted so far this month in your home?

How many spiders have you spotted so far this month in your home?

Homes and interiors

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Listen up arachnophobes – Aldi’s viral spider catcher has banished my fears

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

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Community mounts night watch to protect town's large duck flock

They're aiming to create history by finding one off the southwest coast of Ireland.

They're aiming to create history by finding one off the southwest coast of Ireland.

Scientists hunting 'the great white shark heard around the world' in UK waters

This is everything you need to know about spider mating season, and some handy tips to keep the eight-legged creepy crawlies at bay

This is everything you need to know about spider mating season, and some handy tips to keep the eight-legged creepy crawlies at bay

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Thousands of mating spiders are about to invade UK homes - how to keep them out

False Widows have long been established in the UK with first recorded siting in the UK coming in the 1870s

False Widows have long been established in the UK with first recorded siting in the UK coming in the 1870s

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Brits issued false widow spider warning as woman almost loses her foot

The team at Astro Dog took this image at 11.23pm last night

The team at Astro Dog took this image at 11.23pm last night

Northern Lights

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Northern Lights spotted in North Yorkshire - here's how to catch them next time

Severus Hill in Holgate has been reclaimed by nature after being fenced off for decades - and is now a haven for wildlife

Severus Hill in Holgate has been reclaimed by nature after being fenced off for decades - and is now a haven for wildlife

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Setback for community bid to buy 'hidden environmental gem' in York

'If you find yourself under attack, remain calm'

'If you find yourself under attack, remain calm'

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Watch your food - North Yorkshire beach named worst in UK for seagull attacks

Strensall Common. Picture: Amy Cooper

Strensall Common. Picture: Amy Cooper

Enjoy a wonderful moorland walk - right on the doorstep of York

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution say there are two simple skills you should know that could save a life

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution say there are two simple skills you should know that could save a life

RNLI warning to Brits hoping to swim in lakes and rivers this summer

Did you see the Northern Lights over the weekend? Don't worry if not because they are back again this week.

Did you see the Northern Lights over the weekend? Don't worry if not because they are back again this week.

Northern Lights

Northern Lights to be visible in UK skies again this week - see when and where

The Northern Lights, also known as the aurora borealis, are caused by charged particles from the sun hitting gases in the Earth's atmosphere.

The Northern Lights, also known as the aurora borealis, are caused by charged particles from the sun hitting gases in the Earth's atmosphere.

Northern Lights

Northern Lights to be visible in UK skies this weekend - see when and where

The Perseid meteor shower should be visible across the UK from around sunset on the night of August 12 until the early hours of August 13

The Perseid meteor shower should be visible across the UK from around sunset on the night of August 12 until the early hours of August 13

Perseid meteor shower

Perseid meteor shower peaks next week - how to see it over York

Many readers have complained about overgrown verges in and around York. Our letter writer offers a solution. Photo: Keith Massey

Many readers have complained about overgrown verges in and around York. Our letter writer offers a solution. Photo: Keith Massey

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Overgrown York: 'Councils have created a mess by rewilding wrongly'

The Barbican beds, maintained by Emily and a group of Edible York volunteers

The Barbican beds, maintained by Emily and a group of Edible York volunteers

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Forgotten ruin brought back to life by York volunteers

The Diamond Street community garden before it was sprayed, left, and the scene of devastation afterwards, right

The Diamond Street community garden before it was sprayed, left, and the scene of devastation afterwards, right

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Community garden in York destroyed after council sprays it with weed killer

The aurora borealis is linked to Earth's magnetic field

The aurora borealis is linked to Earth's magnetic field

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Northern Lights could be visible in the UK from today

View from the boardwalk at Askham Bog in the summer. Picture: Anthony Hurd

View from the boardwalk at Askham Bog in the summer. Picture: Anthony Hurd

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Take a walk on the wild side in York this summer...

Rats hate some plants and will avoid areas with the likes of sage and lavender

Rats hate some plants and will avoid areas with the likes of sage and lavender

Which plants do rats hate? Add these to your garden to keep the rodents away

What do I do if find Japanese Knotweed? How you can get rid of it.

What do I do if find Japanese Knotweed? How you can get rid of it.

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Why Japanese Knotweed is a problem and what to do if you find some

The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is looking to recruit three volunteer trustees

The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is looking to recruit three volunteer trustees

Calling all nature lovers: Yorkshire's wildlife needs YOU

Hippos can become airborne, a study has found

Hippos can become airborne, a study has found

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Hippos can become airborne - say scientists after trips to Flamingo Land

The pair of cubs are impatient to get into their new home

The pair of cubs are impatient to get into their new home

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Orphaned otter siblings set for a new life in the Ouse

A tarantula looks similar to purseweb spiders

A tarantula looks similar to purseweb spiders

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BBC wildlife researcher confirms tarantulas inhabit these parts of UK

Curlew. Picture: Jon Hawkins

Curlew. Picture: Jon Hawkins

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Election plea to candidates: don't forget about nature and the climate

All eleven gardens in the event were said to be very popular and unique

All eleven gardens in the event were said to be very popular and unique

Hundreds pass through ‘secret gardens’ in York

Low Moor Allotments Community Kids Allotment which started in 2004

Low Moor Allotments Community Kids Allotment which started in 2004

Behind the scenes at 'Courgette Kingdom' where York children get green fingers

Part of the Open Gardens for St Olave's Church in Bootham

Part of the Open Gardens for St Olave's Church in Bootham

Take a first glimpse inside some of York's secret gardens

David Alexander alongside Osbaldwick Beck (June 5) and images from recent years taken by those who want to see it 'restored' (above)

David Alexander alongside Osbaldwick Beck (June 5) and images from recent years taken by those who want to see it 'restored' (above)

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Campaigners claim 'rewilded' beck in York is now 'miserable'

Sightings of a fox in York - have you seen it? Images from Camera Club members

Sightings of a fox in York - have you seen it? Images from Camera Club members

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Here, there, everywhere. Photos of 'Fantastic Mr Fox' spotted all across York

Severus Hill in Holgate, York

Severus Hill in Holgate, York

Campaigners planning to sing a 'Song of Severus' from York hill reclaimed by nature

Yorkshire's wildlife under threat: a Little owl and, right, a water vole and a red squirrel

Yorkshire's wildlife under threat: a Little owl and, right, a water vole and a red squirrel

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York-based nature charity's SOS call for Yorkshire wildlife

More wild flowers please, says Samantha Rogers

More wild flowers please, says Samantha Rogers

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'Let’s all join in to really get York buzzing '

Contact with oak processionary moth caterpillars can cause itchy rashes, eye and throat irritation

Contact with oak processionary moth caterpillars can cause itchy rashes, eye and throat irritation

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Public issued warning as toxic pest which poses health risks spotted

Reclaimed by nature: York's Severus Hill

Reclaimed by nature: York's Severus Hill

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'We've done it!': campaign to save York's Severus Hill smashes through £70k target

Main image: a walk in the gardens at Harlow Carr. Left, a pollen grain from dandelion, top, and from knapweed, bottom

Main image: a walk in the gardens at Harlow Carr. Left, a pollen grain from dandelion, top, and from knapweed, bottom

York researchers reveal the hidden powers of pollen

Are you a supporter of No Mow May?

Are you a supporter of No Mow May?

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'Thanks York council for observing for No Mow May. Now how about No Mow June?'

Robin at Strensall Common. Picture: Lana Huntley

Robin at Strensall Common. Picture: Lana Huntley

Now is one of the best times of year to enjoy the dawn chorus

Barbara Smith took this photo of the rare tansy beetle in her garden

Barbara Smith took this photo of the rare tansy beetle in her garden

Super rare beetle turns up in woman's Bishopthorpe garden

Severus Hill and its water tower. The tower would not be included in the land the Friends of Severus Hill want to buy

Severus Hill and its water tower. The tower would not be included in the land the Friends of Severus Hill want to buy

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'I hope the campaign to save the Severus Hill nature haven succeeds'

Several sightings have been recorded in the UK since 2016.

Several sightings have been recorded in the UK since 2016.

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UK government warning as sightings of deadly Asian hornets on the increase

The aurora borealis is linked to Earth's magnetic field

The aurora borealis is linked to Earth's magnetic field

Northern Lights

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Forecasters say Northern Lights could be visible in the UK tonight

Forecasters have shared that the Northern Lights could be visible in the UK in a matter of days.

Forecasters have shared that the Northern Lights could be visible in the UK in a matter of days.

Northern Lights

Northern Lights to be visible in the UK in a matter of days

'Once in a century' flower returns to York

'Once in a century' flower returns to York

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'Once in a century' flower returns to York