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WIDLIFE ARTS FESTIVAL #4 2024

Our festival goes from strength to strength, with an expanded programme that encourages participation from different parts of the Otley...

BIG NAMES TO FEATURE AT 2023 OTLEY WIDLIFE ARTS FESTIVAL

Wildlife TV presenter and leading entomologist George McGavin, and best selling nature writer Amy-Jane Beer are two top names at this...

New appeal launched as purchase of local wood for community nears completion

The Friends of Weston Woods have announced a new appeal to raise funds for the wood now that the legal formalities for the purchase are...

SAVE EAST WOOD

Wildlife Friendly Otley are working in collaboration with a number of local community groups and charities, supported by national...

Otley Wildlife Arts Festival is major success

Organisers of the Otley Wildlife Arts Festival are delighted with the attendance at all the festival events last weekend, declaring it a...

Otley Wildlife Arts Festival adds Nature Trail with a difference

This week’s Wildlife Arts Festival, which starts this Friday evening and is on all day Saturday October 15, has organised a festival...

Otley Wildlife Arts Festival announces extra events for young people

Events specifically for young people have been added to this year’s Otley Wildlife Arts Festival in October. All the new events have a...

Otley Wildlife Arts Festival partners with Ilkley Literature Festival

Otley Wildlife Arts Festival has established a cultural link with its neighbouring festival, the Ilkley Literature Festival, for the...

Cash from ocean trash benefits Otley wildlife charity

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

Otley Wildlife Arts Festival expands for 2022

Following the great success of last year's inaugural festival, the first of its kind, the Otley Wildlife Arts Festival is back again for...

OTLEY WILDLIFE CHARITY INSPIRED TOWN’S PLANS TO TACKLE ‘BIODIVERSITY EMERGENCY’

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

Take a walk on the wild side in this year’s Otley Walking Festival

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...

Otley flower beds saved for wildlife

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

WILDLIFE DAY AT POOL SCHOOL

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

Let your grass grow! It’s a boost for bees

Wildlife 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 film

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

Big Garden Birdwatch

Otley 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 Paused

Leeds 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 gardens

Local 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 scheme

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