The first spring migrants, Chiffchaffs are back in our area! On the 19/3 I visited Low Moor Banks and found a single male Chiffchaffs in song. I then went to Toad Holes Beck and found a further 3 birds. Raw…
Important conservation work!
Relating to my last blog ‘ Helping the Warblers’ to find suitable nesting habitat at Raw Nook LNR I have arranged for a retired experienced landscaper to carry out some conservation work at 10 am on Thursday 21/3. The aim…
Helping the Warblers…
Over the years I have noticed that ground nesting warblers like the Willow Warblers and Chiffchaffs have been looking at territories in spring at Raw Nook LNR but few have actually bred. One of the reasons for this is Bramble…
Scarlet elf cup bonanza
At the moment Raw Nook LNR is full of the beautiful Scarlet Elf cup fungi. The fungus like damp habitats and with all the recent rain I think the species is having a bumper time! Interestingly I visited nearby Toad…
Barn Owl sighting…
Following on from my sighting of a Barn Owl in our area on the 22/10/23. There has been another excellent sighting…well in fact a video of a Barn Owl (Thank you Tracey) this time in the Cleckheaton area. I suspect…
Nuthatch..es Arrive!
There has been odd sightings of a Nuthatch feeding in our area since late last year. However, there is now some excellent news in that in the first week of January 24 I had not one but two Nuthatches feeding…
Flooding and damage!
The heavy rain and high winds have caused some damage in our area. A tree has fallen across the footpath leading into Toad Hole Beck when coming from Raw Nook NR. So please take care on this footpath however, the…
Nuthatch…again
Today at Toad Holes Beck I heard the call of a Nuthatch. This is the third report now of the rare species to our area. The first brief view was of a bird in my garden during August. The bird…
Fungi walk with the B.E.Es
A fungi walk was arranged with the Bradford Environmental Education Service for the 24th of October at Raw Nook NR and there was a common theme…IT WAS RAINING! But we were not deterred and while I showed the group around the…
Barn Owl alert!
About a week ago I received a sighting of a possible Barn Owl which flew low across Caldene fields. The observer stated it was an owl… and was light in colour. Then yesterday at around 6pm I was driving up…
