Welcome to the Yorkshire in Bloom Platinum award winning York Cemetery,the home to all kinds of Flora & Fauna, this will be a different style and pace of CITO for us.

We'd like you to help York Cemetery carry on the great work started by Geocachers over the last two years and record as many species as possible, please bring along your fully charged phone/tablet device etc and join us to explore the Cemetery and try and photograph each tree, flower, grass and wildlife species we come across as we explore. You could think of it as wildlife crime scene like exploration over the site, to record the bio-diversity of species found here.

Last year we made over 400 onsite observations, lets see what we can beat that this year.

We will then enjoy refreshments and some form of sweet treat, whilst sharing the variety of what we have found, which will obviously include brambles :)

Please read the following section carefully, it contains important information for anyone considering coming to this event.

York Cemetery - Critter Quest - CITO
Sunday 26th of April 2026
10:45 - 12:00

Additionally for site insurance purposes the Cemetery Trust requires a site attendance sheet to be completed with your full name, not just a nickname. Please enter this information prior to the event into the following Google form. Without these details then you will not be permitted to work on site, sorry. Please note this form will close for submissions on the 25th of April 2026, so please ensure you register early to avoid disappointment on the day.

Site insurance register, please complete alongside your 'will attend' log.

SITE INSURANCE REGISTER

On the day, meet at the Cemetery Chapel for introductions and a quick briefing on the days tasks, we start around 11am. If you're new to events here then seek us out and say hi, I'll probably be wearing a orange hat and Sarah an orange high vis vest. There will be no event logbook to sign for this CITO or a trackable drop off point.

You will need a portable device capable of taking and displaying a photo of what you see as you walk around the site, mobile internet access on this device will be required, there is no Wi-Fi on site.

Children are welcome but must be supervised by an adult at all times. No dogs are allowed in the cemetery, apart from registered assistance dogs. Please remember that this is a working cemetery and there will potentially be people visiting graves, please ensure you don't disturb anyone who is visiting a grave.