The pond at Raw Nook LNR/Caldene fields had almost dried up due to the constant hot weather with no rain during the summer. My fear was if the clay bottom cracked due to drought like it did a few years…
Walkers & Talkers…
On Monday I took the Walkers & Talkers walking group from Oakenshaw around Raw Nook LNR. Unfortunately the weather was cooler and dull with not a single butterfly seen, which was a big contract to previous sunny days where many…
Rare Butterfly Returns to Raw Nook LNR After 17-Year Absence
Yesterday I took a party from B.E.E.S on a nature walk around Raw Nook LNR. The weather was warm but very dull and I was a bit worried there would be few insects about to show and discuss with the…
Rare moth arrives at Caldene fields, Low Moor…
A Dewick’s Plusia – Macdunnoughia confusa moth was attracted to a NI Pheromone Lure at Caldene fields on the 25/7/26. This rare moth is a migrant although numbers are increasing and there can be little doubt that it is now breeding in…
Butterflies Everywhere! (Thankfully)
Given the abundance of Butterflies we have at the moment due to the hot dry weather, I thought I would do a Butterfly count today at Caldene fields. The count was always going to be an undercount due to size…
New discovery at Low Moor Banks!
On the 16th of June I did some survey work at Low Moor Banks the old tip site on Dealburn road Low Moor. I took my sweep net mainly looking for daytime moth species and butterflies. Whilst sweeping at the…
Night time Celebrations!
I’ve been going back through my moth records today to see just how many species I’ve logged over the years across our local patch — Caldene Fields, Raw Nook LNR and Toad Holes Beck here in Low Moor, Bradford. The…
The King appears & a Rarity flies in…
Firstly I start with some news from Clare Stonehouse the chair of our conservation group. She was at Raw Nook LNR of the 29th of May when she saw a Kingfisher at the pond flying back and forth from the…
Not everyone’s cup of tea! BUT…
Yesterday at Caldene fields I saw a wasp that just looked different! I took some photos of this rather attractive insect and did some research. It turned out to be a Queen Median wasp (Dolichovespula media) which I have never…
Little Egret’s returning visit
Remember the Little Egret that appeared at Toad Holes Beck on 13/4. Well my thoughts at the time were that it was a migrant bird possibly on it’s way to the Aire Valley. It now appears it maybe a non-breeding…
