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In the Chapel at the Common ​ 10.30am Badgers 11.15am Nature Recovery in Otley Noon Toads 1.30pm What Makes a Healthy River? 2pm Adders 2.45pm Broughton rewilding project 3.30pm A Few of my Favourite Things - mostly Fantastic Insects

ADULTS’ WORKSHOPS at the Common £15 Book a place at neil-griffin@outlook.com ​ SATURDAY 24th October 10-12 MIRIAM LAVILLE - Natural forms with mixed media 2-4 TONY DRIVER - Autumnal woodland with collage & acrylics SUNDAY 25th October 10-12 FRANCES TAYLOR - Mosaic pond project 2-4 KIM COLEY - Drawing birds with Posca pens

Saturday 24th October 7.30pm The Chapel at Otley Common A celebration of nature in music and words. More details to follow soon.

A new witty and informative talk from the popular TV personality and WFO patron. As part of our fifth wildlife arts festival, George will be speaking at Otley's exciting new community venue, the Common, followed by a Q&A. After consecutive careers in academia and media George shares his personal journey to discover the world of wildlife - big and especially small - and explains why even in light of the current climate and nature crisis, his passion for the natural world is a

23rd, 24th, 25th October This year we have partnered up with The Common to host the return of our WILDLIFE ARTS FESTIVAL. Art exhibition with stalls, Saturday 24th October at the Common, ​Walkergate LS21 1HB

A donation of £1300 raised by collecting trash from the Atlantic ocean around the beautiful islands of Bermuda has been made to local...

Wildlife Friendly Otley has been working hard for several years on restoring habitats and improving biodiversity in and around the town...

This year’s Otley Walking Festival has a bigger emphasis on wildlife, with more walks focusing on local nature as a result of a new...

Over two days in May four large flower beds in Wharfemeadows Park, Otley were saved for wildlife and planted with over 900 pollinating...

Several classes at Pool Primary School recently enjoyed lessons devoted to wildlife and nature, with hands-on activities in the school...

Wildlife Friendly Otley want to increase the biodiversity in our town by encouraging gardeners to resist the urge to mow our lawns… ‘No...

Local nature group, Wildlife Friendly Otley, is marking its newly acquired charitable status by launching a packed programme of events...

Otley nature lovers can take part in the world's biggest wildlife survey this coming weekend (January 29-30) when an estimated one...

Leeds City Council has announced it is ‘pausing’ the East of Otley hybrid planning application to build a new road and hundreds of houses...

Local nature group, Wildlife Friendly Otley and Otley 2030 have launched a campaign to encourage residents to make their gardens more...

Local nature group, Wildlife Friendly Otley, is calling for more help to boost its ‘Wildlife Corridor Project’ which restores areas in...

Otley’s green spaces and gardens have a vital role to play in tackling the climate emergency, says local nature group, Wildlife Friendly...

Our Wildlife Arts Festival is coming back WILDLIFE ARTS FESTIVAL No.2 SATURDAY 15th OCTOBER 2022 Daytime event at Otley Courthouse. 10am...

Pupils at St Joseph's Primary created landscape and meadow art as well as sculptures to represent the town. They then created a gallery...

Together with the East of Otley Action Group, we have issued a response to this weeks hybrid planning application for a huge development...