There is an array of Lords-and-ladies (Arum maculatum) out at the moment probably brought on by the wet weather. The ones opposite are in full view on Sal-Royd Road. Turn left after coming down Cleckheaton Road onto Sal-Royd Road and they…
Blushing…just a bit
Whilst in Raw Nook NR a couple of days ago I noticed a good number of fungi some Puffballs and some I had seen before but couldn’t put a name to. I have to admit I love fungi but I’m…
Butterflies!
On Wednesday I decided to do a butterfly count at Caldene fields and Raw Nook NR. The weather was fairly warm with sunny periods. I managed 10 different species but sadly all were in low numbers. Hopefully the weather affected…
Welcome surprises!
Firstly I can now confirm that the Common Buzzard has successfully bred somewhere in our locality. I have spoke to many people who regularly see the species in East Bierley, Birkenshaw and around the Low Moor/Oakenshaw areas. Also in early…
Rainy workday and a new species!
On Saturday we had our work morning down at Toad Holes Beck. The forecast was for rain and it was warm and humid. We had noticed that the vegetation was encroaching onto the paths, so the plan was to cut…
Two new species for our area!
A couple of weeks ago a friend of mine caught a Red-Tipped Clearwing moth at Rodley Leeds. Hmm! not that far from my patch so I bought a Pheromone lure for the moth to see if it was in suitable habitat…
BEEs come visiting!
Lately I have been praying for rain to help the environment. But I think I prayed too had as on Tuesday the 20/6/23 as I was showing members of BEES (Bradford Environmental Education Service) around Raw Nook NR, Toad Holes Beck…
What a surprise!
This morning at Caldene fields I picked up a call of a Nuthatch Sitta europaea. I then saw the bird in a nearby Silver Birch tree before it flew off to the south. This a strange sighting in that it…
Dreams do come TRUE!
I won’t forget this morning! The sun was shining and skies were blue and I was just starting to record the moths caught in the moth trap. There was nothing special at first then I came across what I first…
A Welcome Visitor arrives!
David Campbell is the Biodiversity Officer for Bradford MDC. However, he has never really met our group the Low Moor & Oakenshaw conservation. So on the 6th of June myself and Clare (Our chairperson) met him at the entrance of Raw…
