Relating to my last blog ‘ Helping the Warblers’ to find suitable nesting habitat at Raw Nook LNR I have arranged for a retired experienced landscaper to carry out some conservation work at 10 am on Thursday 21/3. The aim…
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…
Are we Mad or just Conservationists?
On Saturday morning it was our conservation groups work day. The outside temperature was -2c and the ground was covered in a light dusting of snow. And I have to admit I did think ‘ Our we Mad?’ However, the…
Barn Owl alert
I have received a report of a Barn Owl/s around the Spen valley greenway… The last time I saw a Barn Owl near to our recording area was about 5 years ago at East Bierley. I would be very interested…
Osprey Dilemma!
Yesterday I received a very interesting email about a report of an Osprey that had been seen flying north over Caldene Avenue on 7/5/. Later in the day on the 7th a third party report came in of another Osprey…
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…
Our winter wonderland
There were a reasonable count of wildfowl in our area today. At the large pond there were 4 Mallard, 2 Coot and 1 Moorhen. At the middle pond 2 Mallard, 2 Coot and 2 Moorhen were observed and at the…
Wood Pigeons on the move…
Wood Pigeons have been moving S over and to the E of the watch point for the last few days. I must admit I was surprised that the birds would start to move with a strong headwind…but they did. On…
Lots of Southern’s in Low Moor…
So far it has been an excellent year for the Southern Hawker dragonfly in our area. In the last few days I have recorded 9 freshly emerged insects, with 5 noted today at Caldene Fields. They seem to love garden…
Chiffchaffs and busy bees…
There has been a small influx of Chiffchaffs into our area probably overnight with 1 at Caldene fields, 2 at Raw nook NR and 4 at Toad Holes Beck. Queen Buff-tailed bumble bees were busy at RN with at least…
