Low Moor and Oakenshaw Wildlife

Some great news for the school holidays. Sarah and her team from YWT are running a number of really excellent summer activities at ”Our” local nature reserve..Raw Nook. And it’s free!!! And even better news is parent and guardians don’t…

Following on from the excellent work done by Bradford council’s Countryside Services in trying to save our wildlife pond they have now started on the old ‘ Very muddy pathway ‘. I was down on the reserve this morning and…

We are all aware how the main footpaths at Raw Nook are continuously flooding causing people to walk into the woodland to get round the flooded areas. Also I have lost count of the number of people who have asked…

The main entrance to Raw Nook NR is on Lockwood street in Low Moor. There used to be a small wildlife/site information board that, well had possibly seen better days. However, Sarah and Peter from the YWT discussed (pre-covid) with…

Yesterday I met up with Peter, Sarah and the rest of their team from the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. In a way it was a bitter sweet day in that Peter had noticed that one of the Wych Elm at Raw…

Well what an excellent job Peter Gurney and his team from WYT have done cutting back that meadow area at Toad Holes Beck. The area was full of Himalayan balsam and rank vegetation with few nectar rich wild flowers. All…

I am often asked by local residents why the wildlife pond at Raw Nook NR is drying out. My answer is following the near drought conditions in 2017/18 the pond completely dried out for the first time ever and now…

You may recall that as well as keeping bio-logical records for Raw Nook NR, Caldene fields and TH Beck I also survey and record at the old Low Moor tip site off Dealburn Road opposite the Bradford council’s recycle plant…

Since 2016 in a damp area at Toad Holes Beck there has been a good population of Southern Marsh orchids peaking at 8 during 2017. However, I have noticed over the years that this area has become overgrown with Brambles,…