Let your grass grow! It’s a boost for beesWildlife Friendly Otley want to increase the biodiversity in our town by encouraging gardeners to resist the urge to mow our lawns… ‘No...
Wildlife group launches packed programme for 2022 and new filmLocal nature group, Wildlife Friendly Otley, is marking its newly acquired charitable status by launching a packed programme of events...
Big Garden BirdwatchOtley nature lovers can take part in the world's biggest wildlife survey this coming weekend (January 29-30) when an estimated one...
East of Otley Development PausedLeeds City Council has announced it is ‘pausing’ the East of Otley hybrid planning application to build a new road and hundreds of houses...
new campaign launched for wildlife in Otley gardensLocal nature group, Wildlife Friendly Otley and Otley 2030 have launched a campaign to encourage residents to make their gardens more...
Nature group calls for help with key wildlife schemeLocal nature group, Wildlife Friendly Otley, is calling for more help to boost its ‘Wildlife Corridor Project’ which restores areas in...
Nature has a vital role in tackling the climate emergencyOtley’s green spaces and gardens have a vital role to play in tackling the climate emergency, says local nature group, Wildlife Friendly...
First ever Wildlife Arts Festival is a community successOtley’s first ever Wildlife Arts festival was a success for local community and is likely to be repeated say the organisers Wildlife...
Otley youngsters protect wildlifePupils at St Joseph's Primary created landscape and meadow art as well as sculptures to represent the town. They then created a gallery...
East of Otley development plan is unsustainable Together with the East of Otley Action Group, we have issued a response to this weeks hybrid planning application for a huge development...
Otley school children get the wildlife bugAs part of its plan to work with local schools on wildlife and nature schemes, the group donated a wildlife kit including a bird table...
HOW TO ATTRACT WILDLIFE TO YOUR GARDENTogether with Otley2030 we are hosting a webinar Wednesday 31 March, from 7.00pm to help everyone attract more wildlife to their gardens....
SIGNS OF LOVE GO UP AS THE BATTLE TO SAVE WILDLIFE CORRIDORS CONTINUESThe East of Otley Action group have been out and hand painted signs have started to pop up all over the East of Otley, to celebrate and...
WE CELEBRATE NATIONAL NEST BOX WEEKTo celebrate National Nest Box Week (February 14 - 21), we decided to revisit our Pledge champions and reward all their efforts for...
EAST OF OTLEY ACTION GROUP ARE FUNDRAISING FOR LEGAL ADVICETogether with Otley2030, Otley Community Land Trust, Wharfedale Naturalists, Cambridge estate residents and others are working to raise...
EAST OF OTLEY PLAN WILL DEVASTATE LOCAL WILDLIFEThe East of Otley plan for a new road and 550 houses will devastate local wildlife, unless more wildlife friendly measures are built into...
GO WILD WITH YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPINGLooking after wildlife brings its own rewards and there is a wide range of gifts including bird feeders, nest boxes, bird baths and...
OTLEY SOW THE SEED TO HELP WILDLIFEWildlife Friendly Otley and Otley in Bloom have joined forces to convert the BT Exchange garden on Charles Street in Otley into a...
NEW ‘PROMISE’ TO CONNECT CHILDREN AND NATUREA group of children at Westgate primary school in Otley recently started an exciting project aimed at bringing nature back into the urban...
CALL TO REWILD VERGES TO HELP THE CLIMATE EMERGENCYIn Leeds, the council’s cross-party Climate Emergency Advisory Committee includes an ‘Open Forum,' to allow members of the public to...