Winter Thrushes are well and truly in our area now with a minimum count of 90 Redwings seen resting at Caldene fields yesterday. A fieldfare was heard calling within the group. Of interest was a flock of 11 Bullfinches which…
Walkers and Talkers group get a BIG surprise!
On Monday the 26/10 I took the Walkers & Talkers from Oakenshaw on a Fungi walk around Raw Nook LNR in the pouring rain. One of the main aims of the walk was to explain the different parts of a…
Fungi meeting at Raw Nook LNR
On the 22/10 I invited John Gavaghan who has a keen interest in fungi and is very knowledgeable on the subject visited Raw Nook LNR. My knowledge on fungi is limited so my hope was John could find some new…
New discovery at Low Moor Banks!
On the 16th of June I did some survey work at Low Moor Banks the old tip site on Dealburn road Low Moor. I took my sweep net mainly looking for daytime moth species and butterflies. Whilst sweeping at the…
First signs of spring!
Now I’m not telling lies but yesterday was a sunny day!. The early nesting bird species were singing and some early spring flowers were on show. I found the first Primrose of the year at Raw Nook LNR by the…
A Parachute Arrives…
Above is a very tiny Twig Parachute Marasmiellus ramealis. I found this stunning fungi on a small Silver Birch twig at Raw Nook LNR yesterday. Please see the video on my YouTube Urban Wildlife Tips channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY5JuOlb4Yg_K3f8Cz_mHDg The fungus is…
Following on from Saturday…
Relating to John Gavaghan (fungi expert) visit to Raw Nook LNR on Saturday he found an unfamiliar fungi which he took away for further research. He emailed me to say the species was a Garland Roundhead – Stropharia coronilla (opposite) Which is…
Three new fungi found at Raw Nook LNR
On Saturday 25/10 I met up with John Gavaghan a knowledgeable Fungi expert at Raw Nook LNR. He had kindly agreed to come along and do some fungi survey work as he is a lot more knowledgeable of the subject…
Winter is on it’s way!
Yesterday at Caldene fields two winter visitor had arrived into the UK from the Scandinavia area. A single Fieldfare and 3 Redwings were resting in a tree with a further 13 Redwings flew overhead. On the 14th of October a…
A new common plant found at TH Beck
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…
