Recording Yorkshire's wildlife for over 150 years.
The Yorkshire Naturalists' Union is devoted to studying and recording Yorkshire's flora and fauna. We are an association of amateur and professional naturalists covering a wide range of aspects of natural history. We are one of the country's oldest wildlife organisations, having celebrated our 150th anniversary in 2011.
Latest news:
The programme for the YNU conference is now available and registration is open - visit the conference page to book your place! The conference will take place on Saturday 28th March 2020 at the University of York. It is organised in partnership with the North and East Yorkshire Ecological Data Centre on the topic of biological recording for conservation management. Please note that booking closes on 25th March - don't miss out!
The latest Yorkshire Bird Report (2015) was published in May 2019 - to order your copy, visit our website shop. Work is underway on the 2016 and 2017 reports.
Visit our News page to read all the latest news and wildlife sightings from the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union, and follow us on Twitter @ynuorg. Our thanks to YNU member Vaughan Grantham for providing this beautiful photo of North Cave Wetlands, a Yorkshire Wildlife Trust reserve. To see more photos of Yorkshire wildlife and habitats taken by YNU members, please visit our Flickr group.
Our calendar of activities can be found on the Events page of this website, the interactive Events Map and the YNU Google Calendar - come and join us!
