Away from the local parks the Horse Chestnut tree Aesculus hippocastanum is not common in our recording area. Last year I found a sapling growing in a very shaded and crowded area at TH Beck. Sadly the tree did not…
Fungi still on show…
Some may have noticed the orangey spots on some of the logs by the seating area in Raw Nook NR. The fungi is called Coral Spot and at the moment in is this area there is a excellent display of…
Raw Nook’s fungi walk update
The weather on the 19/10/21 the day of the Fungi walk at Raw Nook Nr was ideal! It was warm and damp like the previous few days. So expectations and excitement was high. The annual Fungi walk which has been…
Next generation find a new plant…
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…
Rare plant find at Raw Nook NR…
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…
Bradford Botany Group excel…
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…
Southern Orchids appear
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.
Simply stunning…and!
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…
New fungus nearly gets away…
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…
Fungus Foray…
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.…