Until the recent bad weather, the Yorkshire Wolds was considered a stronghold for the barn owl.

BBC: New hope for East Yorkshire barn owl population

There were light snow flurries on Thursday night and widespread frost in some rural areas such as the Wolds.

BBC: Snowy road in Newport

Wolds will return to the public sector when G4S's contract ends in July.

BBC: Winson Green Prison: Four officers 'glassed' by inmate

Former Scotland under-20 and Nottingham Rugby Club player Mitchell Todd was found in his car near Normanton-on-the-Wolds, Nottinghamshire, in August.

BBC: Rugby player Mitchell Todd over drink limit, inquest hears

Chalk streams in the Lincolnshire Wolds are shallow, clear and oxygen rich, supporting a wide variety of plants and wildlife, including the water vole.

BBC: Lincolnshire project restores water vole streams

Since the Wolds remand centre, the first privately managed prison, opened at North Humberside in 1992, the record of privately run prisons has been impressive.

ECONOMIST: Prisons

The project, hosted by Lincolnshire County Council, brings together The Environment Agency, Lincolnshire Wolds Countryside Service, Natural England, Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, Anglian Water and the Wild Trout Trust.

BBC: Lincolnshire project restores water vole streams

The attack came to light as it was announced G4S had lost its contract to run Wolds prison in East Yorkshire and failed to win a number of other private jail contracts.

BBC: Winson Green Prison: Four officers 'glassed' by inmate