About Us:
Established in 1987, the group exists to promote interest in and conservation of wildlife and habitats in the Bradford area. 

A good example of our work is the creation and maintenance of a butterfly meadow on land at Shipley station, carried out in partnership with the Yorkshire Branch of Butterfly Conservation. Read more about us.

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Our next event: 

Indoor Talk: Beavers and Small Mammals, by Ann Hanson, Field Studies Advisor for Yorkshire Mammal Group

Thu 19 Feb 2026, 7.30-9.15pm

Kirkgate Community Centre, Shipley BD18 3EH (W3W – dust.flops.libraries)

Ann organises the annual fieldwork programme. Her day job is with Yorkshire Farming and Wildlife Partnership and works with farmers to help them conserve wildlife on their farms. Her talk will focus on small mammal surveys carried out as part of the enclosed beaver release in Cropton Forest from 2019 to 2024.

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