{"id":22761,"date":"2021-07-23T12:43:18","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorkshire.com\/uncategorized\/step-out-and-take-strides-for-yorkshires-wildlife-one-piece-of-litter-at-a-time\/"},"modified":"2022-09-27T19:45:47","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T19:45:47","slug":"step-out-and-take-strides-for-yorkshires-wildlife-one-piece-of-litter-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorkshire.com\/walking\/step-out-and-take-strides-for-yorkshires-wildlife-one-piece-of-litter-at-a-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Step out and take strides for Yorkshire\u2019s wildlife, one piece of litter at a time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorkshire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Credit-Jon-Hawkins-ChobhamVolsOct19_0156-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Image name the image from the post in Yorkshire.com.\" class=\"wp-image-1653\" title=\"image\"><figcaption>Credit: Jon Hawkins, two volunteers litter picking.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking a walk in the countryside, by the sea or down the road to the local park is something we might have taken for granted until last year. We all admire the beautiful scenery, landscapes and local wildlife on a much-loved walk, but how much do we consider the hard work that might be taking place in the background to keep it safe for wildlife and people? It\u2019s been wonderful to see so many people enjoying Yorkshire\u2019s wild places over the eighteen months but it\u2019s been sad to witness so much litter quickly building up in these spots too. Wherever litter is dropped, it can find its way into our watercourses and then into our already suffering seas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yorkshire Wildlife Trust<\/strong> is working hard to tackle the problem of marine pollution. In our latest blog, Marine Pollution Officer, Ana Cowie, tasks us with a litter picking challenge in our local patch, wherever that may be. Our small actions can make a big difference. So if you\u2019re walking round the block or heading to the coast, picking up litter as you wander can lead to a step change for public behaviour and Yorkshire\u2019s wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit our latest blog here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ywt.org.uk\/blog\/ana\/step-out-and-take-strides-yorkshires-wildlife-one-piece-litter-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ywt.org.uk\/blog\/ana\/step-out-and-take-strides-yorkshires-wildlife-one-piece-litter-time<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yorkshire Wildlife Trust<\/strong> is the only charity entirely dedicated to conserving, protecting and restoring Yorkshire\u2019s wildlife and wild places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To help protect our wildlife and wild places please<strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Observe the latest government guidance on social distancing.<br>\u2022 Follow any signage on our nature reserves.<br>\u2022 Stick to the paths and trails, and check if dogs are welcome or need to be on a lead.<br>\u2022 Take your litter home with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Give Seas a Chance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yorkshire\u2019s seas were once full of wildlife but due to decades of human neglect and harm, they are falling silent and empty. Yorkshire Wildlife Trust\u2019s expert marine team are working against the clock to save, restore and enhance our beautiful, essential seas and incredible wildlife. We&#8217;ve got the solutions. We just need you. Help us turn the tide and give Yorkshire&#8217;s seas a chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Donate and take action today: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ywt.org.uk\/give-seas-a-chance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Give Seas a Chance | Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (ywt.org.uk)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taking a walk in the countryside, by the sea or down the road to the local park is something we might &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Step out and take strides for Yorkshire\u2019s wildlife, one piece of litter at a time\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yorkshire.com\/walking\/step-out-and-take-strides-for-yorkshires-wildlife-one-piece-of-litter-at-a-time\/#more-22761\" aria-label=\"Read more about Step out and take strides for Yorkshire\u2019s wildlife, one piece of litter at a time\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":22764,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[924,939],"tags":[908,932,934,974,936,937,919,922,923,926,928,978],"location":[],"person":[],"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yorkshire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22761"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yorkshire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yorkshire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yorkshire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yorkshire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22761"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.yorkshire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22763,"href":"https:\/\/www.yorkshire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22761\/revisions\/22763"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yorkshire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yorkshire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yorkshire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yorkshire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22761"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yorkshire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=22761"},{"taxonomy":"person","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yorkshire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/person?post=22761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}