Whilst walking in Toad Holes Beck the other day I noticed by the fisherman’s pond a different looking species of Dock. I examined it closely and it was a Water Dock – Rumex hydrolapathum which surprisingly has never been recorded before. There…
Hard Work Pays Off…
Today I went looking for signs of early spring on our local patch. You may remember we have an excellent large bank of native Primrose (Primula vulgaris) at Toad Holes Beck. So our conservation group thought if we took a…
Yorkshire Wildlife’s Fungi Foray…
On the 19th of October it was our annual Raw Nook LNR Fungi walk lead by the excellent Kat Woolly of Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and the weather created ideal conditions. After Kat had explained about the walk itinerary I talked…
Red Kite and other sightings
Behind with my sightings recently due to work at home. However, I had an excellent sighting of a Red Kite first seen over East Bierley cricket pitch on the 7/7 and the following day, probable the same bird circled Caldene…
Spectacular…
Visited Low Moor Banks yesterday in the rain but it was worth it as the Southern Marsh orchids were showing off!. I counted a total of 114 flowering orchids which is slightly down on last years count of 146. Received…
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…
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…
Our annual Fungi Walk…
On Saturday the 14th of October the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust held our annual Fungi walk at Raw Nook NR Low Moor Bradford. It was lead by fungi expert Kat Woolly with Jess, Sarah Goldsmith and Peter Gurney. Thankfully the weather…
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…
