On 10/8/21 I took my granddaughters on a nature walk at Raw Nook NR. We quickly found a number of butterflies species including this lovely Holly Blue which was feeding on Rosebay willowherb One of the places they love to…
Hands up…I have been that busy with Moths/Butterflies etc. I hadn’t checked my email properly. That’s the first part of the story. Whilst correcting this issue on the 20/7/21 I noticed one from Leah Poppy who had been down to…
As you maybe aware myself and Peter from YWT welcomed the Bradford Botany Group to Low Moor Banks on 23/6/21 for an updated plant survey of the site. The original plant list stood at 157 species. The group on the…
Today at Toad Holes Beck I found 4 Southern Marsh orchids at their usual spot. For those not familiar with this spot it is located just off the wet footpath which leads you towards the large top pond.
Yesterday I was stopped in my tracks when I noticed this lovely Common Primrose Primula vulgaris growing in all it’s glory at Raw Nook NR. However, when I got home I started to wonder…Come to think of it, I know…
Following on from our Fungus foray on the 20/10/20 Peter Gurney YWT who attended the foray found another photo of a fungus Spinellus fusiger Bonnet Mould which was not added to the original list! And even better it’s a new…
On the 20th of October I attended a Fungus foray at Raw Nook NR lead by the very knowledgeable Kat Woolley of the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. This follows on from last years successful fungus survey by Kat on the 22/10/19.…
Received some excellent news about the possible Dark Mullein – Verbascum nigrum at Low Moor Banks from Joan Dobson ( Botanist) of BEES. She has confirmed that the plant is indeed a Dark Mullein and stated ‘ What a record for the…
Today I took my lure to the area where I have previously attracted the Six-belted Clearwing moth at Low Moor Banks. This area is near to Dealburn Road where there is an abundance of Bird-foot Trefoil however, the weather was…
I’m a firm believer in the saying ” Each to their own” and my knowledge of botany is well…OK. However, when I heard some of my botany friends were thinking of doing some survey work at Low Moor Banks…I thought…
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