by goathlandnature | Jul 8, 2026 | Wildlife Monitoring
Article written by Elaine Hoyle. Elaine is the local Ambassador for the BTO Garden Birdwatch, Natural History Curator for Whitby Museum and a member of Whitby Naturalists. Citizen Science in Action The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) has run the year-round Garden...
by goathlandnature | Jul 3, 2026 | Latest News
REConnect Survey – Help shape future projects in the Esk Valley and Coastal Streams area Do you live in the River Esk / Esk Valley or Coastal Streams area? The REConnect partnership would love to hear your views! The REConnect team are asking local residents to...
by goathlandnature | Jun 15, 2026 | Latest News
It’s great seeing chicks appearing in gardens and across the moors. We’ve seen dunnock chicks being fed in the garden, as well as all the wild flowers coming out in the woods and on the moors. Sadly, the heather has taken a massive hit from heather beetle last...
by goathlandnature | May 28, 2026 | Projects
We are so fortunate to live within the North York Moors International Dark Sky Reserve. Our night skies benefit nature and have their own beauty and wonder. It is vital, however, that we pledge to protect our dark skies from further light pollution and part of this...
by goathlandnature | May 15, 2026 | Events
What a great afternoon it was! Four members of Goathland Nature Group joined the children, parents and staff of Goathland Primary School for a bioblitz in their Forest School. We were also fortunate to have Wendy English (Botanist from Whitby Naturalist Club) and Emma...
by goathlandnature | May 11, 2026 | Events
Superb turn out from volunteers for the second litter pick organised by the Goathland Nature Group. 24 willing volunteers attended for the Goathland Spring Clean Up on Sunday 12th April 2026. All in their high viz vests the team spread out over the village and the...
by goathlandnature | May 3, 2026 | Swift Project
What an amazing effort by all involved! 35 swift nest boxes have been made from scratch and put up on houses all around Goathland village. This project was started by Goathland Nature Group to encourage an increase in the swift population. There are two small colonies...
by goathlandnature | Mar 31, 2026 | iNaturalist
Goathland iNaturalist 2025 Report iNaturalist is a free to use nature observation software we decided to use for our Group. We launched the Goathland Parish Project on iNaturalist in May 2025. This was to help members feel they were contributing to nature observations...
by goathlandnature | Mar 16, 2026 | Latest News
Goathland Nature Group Annual Report March 2026 This has been Goathland Nature Group’s (GNG) first year of operation. As a result of an article in the February 2025 issue of the Goathland Parish Magazine entitled ‘Our Local Wildlife Needs a Helping Hand. Will You...
