In my last post I talked about the male Mandarin Duck that was found at the pond off Mill Carr Hill Road, Oakenshaw on the 29/9. I searched for the duck the following morning but it had left and my suspicions…
Mandarin Duck & hardy souls!
Received an email from Chris Reay at Oakenshaw who on Sunday 29/9 found a drake Mandarin Duck at the large pond off Mill Carr Hill Road, Oakenshaw. I went to the pond today but there was no sign of the duck,…
A special visitor passes through…
On Sunday the 29/9/24 around noon I saw from a distance what I thought was a white dog at the pond at Raw Nook LNR. A closer look with my binoculars revealed a Little Egret. My only other sightings of…
Moth night at Raw Nook LNR
I accept moths may not be everyone’s cup of tea but…they are an excellent indicator of a healthy environment and biodiversity. Therefore the more moth species at a site the more evidence you have if you ever needed to fight…
Bradford Urban Wildlife Group’s visit to Raw Nook LNR
On Saturday 27/7/24 I gave a guided walk around Raw Nook LNR to members of the Bradford Urban Wildlife Group. These member hadn’t been to the reserve before so it was nice to explained about the site and how it…
Maintaining the Lowland heath…
Saturday was our workday at Raw Nook LNR. Our task was to clear the Rosebay Willowherb and Bramble from the lowland heath habitat. Even though we cleared the area last year it was becoming choked so it had to be…
Red Kite and other sightings
Behind with my sightings recently due to work at home. However, I had an excellent sighting of a Red Kite first seen over East Bierley cricket pitch on the 7/7 and the following day, probable the same bird circled Caldene…
Not Just One Bee BUT…
As regular readers will know my blog is about wildlife at Low Moor & Oakenshaw. However, today I make an acceptation. Clare our chairperson for our conservation group was taking her dog for a walk in a field near to…
Nuthatches appear again!
This morning I heard and saw a pair of Nuthatches at Caldene fields. This is probably the pair that visited our area last year. Both birds flew off low to the N. Raw Nook LNR and Toad Holes Beck has…
Spreading the joy with Tiffin Sandwiches
Today I had a meeting at Tiffin Sandwiches LTD Low Moor who have just bought the large pond and surrounding area adjacent to their premises and Toad Holes Beck a LWS (Local Wildlife Site) Following the meeting I have nothing…
