Wood Pigeon must have had an excellent breeding season this year. I thought my previous record of 40,137 on the 4/11/2020 of birds observed moving south from the watch point was a one off!! But today (Same date 4/11) the…
So near… yet so far!
Has we are aware the water in our wildlife pond at Raw Nook NR drains away unless there is content rain. Funding was secured and a company was employed to fix the problem in the summer. Unfortunately, this did not…
Wood Pigeon on the move!
The last few days have been busy at the watch point with the annual dispersal of Wood Pigeon to the south. The dispersal starts around the last week in October and lasts into early November. Whilst huge numbers move south…
Certainly not board at Low Moor Banks…
Our good friend Peter Gurney YWT has certainly left a lasting legacy at Low Moor Banks. Firstly, it was his suggestion to give the name Low Moor Bank to the site, which was always referred to as ‘ The old…
Fungi Walks ends with a WOW!
On Tuesday the 18th of October it was our annual Fungi Walk at Raw Nook NR with our friends at YWT Sarah, Peter with Kat Woolley (YWT fungi expert) leading the walk. However, we had another guest expert joining us,…
Little Egret…
A Little Egret flew S/W over the watch point this morning. Whilst this is my second record of the species, the first one was seen over the Cleckheaton area in 2003 which is out of our recording area. However, today’s…
Recent sightings
Redwings have started to come in early this year. I picked up the first birds on the 26/9, 43 coming in from the N/E and moving S. Then a further 168 came in mainly from the N on the 1/10.…
End of an Era…
It was a sad day on Tuesday the 20/9/22 for Raw Nook, Bradford council’s first local nature reserve and our conservation group as it was the last day the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust would be involved in our urban nature reserve…
Badger seen in Low Moor!
I have received a reliable report from a local resident who saw a Badger at 5.30am in Low moor whilst on his way to work on 16/9/22. Over the years I have been told of odd sightings of the species…
Some exciting news…
As we are all aware the pond at Raw Nook Nr has been leaking since about 2018. This has caused the pond to retain some water when it rains only for it to drain away within a few days if…