On Saturday it was the Low Moor & Oakenshaw conservation groups work day or should I say morning as it was very hot! We were tackling the spreading Himalayan Balsam at Toad Holes Beck and thankfully we found an area…
Good and bad news from Low Moor Banks
Today I spent a couple of hours surveying the site mainly counting butterfly species and day time flying moths. So the good news I found a lovely Clouded Border moth (opposite) which is a new species for the site. At…
Lunar Hornet Moth found at T H Beck…
Yesterday I took my Lunar Hornet Moth pheromone lure to Raw Nook NR and hung it up by the bench in the meadow area. The reason I placed it there is that the uncommon LH Moth likes Sallows and Goat…
New species found at the YWT family fun day
Well I have just about recovered from the family day and ‘ALL’ night event with the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. Sarah Goldsmith, Peter Gurney and their excellent team put on the event and with so many experts on hand I knew…
A date for your diary…
Looking forward to the day and night and what new species we may all find! See you on Saturday!
Exciting news from Oakenshaw…
After seeing my blog about Tree Sparrows in nearby Birkenshaw, Chris who lives in Oakenshaw contacted me with some exciting news! He wrote ” For at least the last three winters three Tree Sparrows have joined our resident house sparrows…
Exciting news from our neighbouring area
Yesterday I went for a new walk around the farmland at Birkenshaw which is about 3 miles east of Raw Nook NR. I had only been there a couple of minutes when I heard the call of an overhead Tree…
A good day on the Patch!
Firstly against all the odds the Coots at Raw Nook pond have a family! This morning I saw one small chick been fed deep in cover in the Bogbean. This is the first time the species has bred at the…
A record count…
A record count of nine 14 Spot ladybirds were at Toad Holes beck yesterday. Interestingly they were all on Nettles and basking with their backs to the sun.
New breeding record
Yesterday I managed to find three 2-spot Lady birds at Caldene fields. Two of them were… well…spring was in the air. But on a serious note, this is a confirmed breeding record which is valuable information for the ecology of…
