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Summer Programme 2026
**New**
Our Next Events
Thursday 25th June, Improve Your Skills, Moth Trapping, 09:30am
Otley. Please email wharfedalemoths@gmail.com for location details and to confirm attendance. Leader: Aidan Smith - 07712 156793
Thursday 25th June, Botany (Thursdays), 10:00am
Ilkley Darwin Gardens and adjacent moor survey. Meet Darwin Gardens car park SE117471. Please car share if possible - Ring Bruce, or meet at venue. Bring packed lunch. Boots /wellies usually advisable. More details/directions from Bruce: 07397 093284. Leader: Sue Stevens
Saturday 27th June, Botany, 10:30am
Tarn Moor, Cumbria (joint meet with Bradford Botany Group). Take M6 Tebay exit (junction 28), then B6260 towards Orton, turn right just before the village, through Raisbeck, and then take unclassified road east towards Little Asby. Park at NY672074, close to a bridge. Please car share if possible - Ring Bruce, or meet at venue. Bring packed lunch. Boots /wellies usually advisable. More details/directions from Bruce: 07397 093284. Leader: Neil Barratt
Monday 29th June, Birding, 20:15pm
Hebden Swifts Swift Walk (with house martins and spotted flycatchers) around Hebden Village. Meet at Hebden Village Institute. Please ring the Leader if planning to attend and cancel explicitly if you need to do so. Please car share if possible. Bring RSPB /YWT card where appropriate. More details and directions from Leader. Leaders: Ros Lilley and Terry Flynn - 07956 003498
Tuesday 30th June, Tuesday Evening Nature Walks, 19:00pm
Darwin in Ilkley. Come along and hear from two local experts about Charles Darwin’s connections with Ilkley. Meet at Darwin Gardens car park, SE 117471. Mostly easy walking, experts on hand, usually 2 to 3 miles maximum. Please car share where possible. Leaders: Mike Dixon - 07908 153325 and Greg Radick
Tuesday 7th July, Summer Visits, 10:00am
Rodley Nature Reserve. Exclusive access to this marvellous reserve for an outing encompassing birding, entomology and botany. Meet at reserve car park SE234365. Leaders: Peter and Barbara Murphy - 0113 2930188
Saturday 11th July, Summer Visits, 10:30am to 14:30pm
A Family Fun Day at Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits Discovering the plants, birds and animals at your local nature reserve. Pond dipping, mini-beast hunt, nature trail and quiz. Parking is at the bottom car park at Moss & Moor SE142478. Leader: Steve Parkes - 07770 840156
Sunday 12th July, Summer Visits, 10:00am
Butterflies at Denton Reserve. A half day visit to Denton Reserve, meeting by the Old Dairy buildings on Smithy Lane SE145491. Please contact leader if planning to attend. Leader: Nyree Fearnley - 07811 066971
A YEAR IN NATURE 2025
Print copy available
£5 to members (plus postage)
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.
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