On Saturday at Caldene fields 2 returning Meadow Pipits flew north no doubt heading towards their breeding grounds after spending the winter further south.
A swarm of BEES arrive at Raw Nook Nr…
On Friday 23/2 there was a woodland management workday at Raw Nook Nr involving Bradford council and BEES. I firstly met Danny Jackson ( Bradford Council ) Countryside and Rights of Way manager and his team on site to discuss…
A welcome surprise from Oakenshaw…
The Dipper Cinclus cinclus is a bird I have not recorded in our area. However, I have thought the steam at Toad Holes beck although narrow and slightly overgrown may attract one. I have however, received some good news from Freddie…
2017 Annual Wildlife Report…
An insight into Flora and Fauna For 2017 At Raw Nook nature reserve, Caldene fields And Toad Holes Beck By Martyn Priestley Introduction I am the voluntary wildlife recorder for the Low Moor & Oakenshaw Conservation Group and this 2017…
Ring-necked Parakeet update…
The Ring-necked Parakeet at Caldene fields that first appeared on the 27/11/17 disappeared from the area around the time on the heavy snowfall just before Christmas 2017. It was not seen over the Christmas period but reappeared on the 2/1/18.…
A Happy New Year…
Yes a very Happy and Safe New Year to all. A review of our wildlife for 2017 will follow in the next few days.
Website issues…and new fungi..
Having a few technical issues with the website at the moment…Finger crossed should be sorted out after Christmas holidays.. Anyway back to more important matters. I found a rather attractive group of fungi at the base of a tree at…
Group workday…
Today myself and other members of the Low Moor & Oakenshaw Conservation Group gathered at 10.00 for our monthly workday. We have a water overflow problem at Toad Holes Beck as a drainage channel is blocked which causes one of the…
An old friend from Norway returns…
Yesterday all the local ponds were frozen….This was an ideal time to check up on my old friend from Norway…the Black-headed gull which appeared at nearby Harold Park lake in the winter of last year. And sure enough it was…
Frozen ponds bring out a welcome guest…
It was -4c when I set off today to check on the local patch. All but one pond at Toad Holes Beck were totally frozen. The pond in question is the large pond which had a thin layer of ice…
