Butterflies at Threshfield Quarry. This will be a full day looking for Spring butterflies, with the chance of Green Hairstreak. Bring packed lunch. Meet/park by the quarry entrance SD981638. Please contact leader if planning on attending. Leader: Nyree Fearnley - 07811 066971
Ilkley Lido. Dawn Chorus. Meet/park SE118484. We will walk up through Middleton Woods to the fields and moors above to experience the early morning sights and sounds of woodland, farmland and moorland birds. Finish around 07:30am. Bring breakfast/flask if required. Weather dependent. Call leader to check the walk is on before setting your alarm. Please ring the Leader if planning to attend and cancel explicitly if you need to do so. Please car share if possible. Bring RSPB
East Wood (aka Weston Woods!) through a forester’s and naturalist’s eyes. This walk will use the trees and flowers to illustrate 20,000 yrs of Pennine woodland history. Meet/park near the western end of Meagill Rise (from football hut upwards), Otley, SE187466. Mostly easy walking, experts on hand, usually 2 to 3 miles maximum. Please car share where possible. Leader: Keith Wilson - 01943 968902
Invertebrate Evening at Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits. Learn about the invertebrates on the reserve and river. Pond dipping for aquatic invertebrates. Discover other insects, including daytime moths and grasshoppers. Nets and sampling trays provided. Parking in lay-by, on hard standing inside the gate, or in front of car wash SE143477. Mostly easy walking, experts on hand, usually 2 to 3 miles maximum. Please car share where possible. Leader: Steve Parkes - 07770 840156
Wharfedale Naturalists have produced an annual review for almost eighty years. We have an extensive archive of articles and records about our local wildlife to be read and enjoyed.