Dragonflies of Timble Ings
Details of a British Dragonfly Society event at Timble Ings on Sunday, 11th June: We aim to see how the extensive range of dragonfly ponds are maturing and to introduce new visitors to the...
Details of a British Dragonfly Society event at Timble Ings on Sunday, 11th June: We aim to see how the extensive range of dragonfly ponds are maturing and to introduce new visitors to the...
The British Ecological Society is running another series of Sphagnum workshops this year, for those of you who have an interest in our peatlands. A description is as follows: Providing hands-on guidance on identification,...
The Ilkley Literature Festival is back on again and, for those of you that are interested, Mark Avery is doing a talk on Saturday 10th October, 4.30pm at the Ilkley Playhouse. Dr. Avery is...
The Bastow Wood visit 4th August, 2015 has had to be rescheduled due to the weather unfortunately. Paul Millard will be going up there in case the message fails to get out to everyone....
This is just a quick update on the Bastow Wood visit, with Paul Millard, on the 11th August 2015. It is intended to meet at 10am at the last gate where the forestry track...
The North West Raptor Protection Group will be hosting their second peaceful Protest from 10.30, 9th August 2015 at Dunsop Bridge in Lancashire’s Forest of Bowland. The meeting point is on the village green...
BES Peatlands Special Interest Group Workshops with Sheffield Hallam University and the South Yorkshire Biodiversity Research Group (ECONET) are running the following courses held in October and November: Sphagnum Mosses: An Introduction to Identification and...
Saturday 13th June 2015 Wildlife Photography with Simon Phillpotts Join Professional Dales Wildlife Photographer – Simon Phillpotts and the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust for a special photography day at Nethergill Farm. All abilities welcome. Saturday...
Please click here to see NWNU Bryophyte and Lichen Section outings for 2015. It looks like a great programme – all we need now is some mild, damp weather! Many thanks to Norman Bamforth...
North Western Naturalists’ Union Bryophytes Event Saturday 15th November Ilkley Moor Bryophytes. We will be meeting in Ilkley at car park SE1173 4716 (10mins walk from Ilkley railway station). We have a number of...
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The secret to spotting otters is to go birdwatching and wait for a kingfisher to appear. That’s what Frank Munkes a regular visitor to the reserve did on Monday morning with stunning results. I believe we have here a male kingfisher eating a stickleback and a dog otter that includes the this section of the … Continue reading August 8th Kingfisher and Otter! → [...]
A stunning female Golden-ringed dragonfly photographed by John Gavaghan last week. Will be checking back on our records to see how many sightings we have had in the past. From a distance its similar to a Southern Hawker so wondering if we have misidentified them I the past. [...]
Great to host 1st Ben Rhydding Beaver Scouts last night on their 1st visit. The sun shone and all seemed to have a fun time on our nature trail and a bit of pond dipping. Look forward to welcoming you back in the Autumn [...]
When visiting the reserve why not take a few minutes checking out the butterfly info. You can see photos of our main species and a handy table to see which butterflies you have a chance of seeing that week. Warm, still, sunny times are best. When the sun comes out after rain shower can be … Continue reading Butterflies → [...]
Wonderful to see that the orchids are back in abundance this year after the massive decline a few years ago. Many are quite small which may be down the dry spring.. Estimate around 200 flowering stems. Most are southern marsh orchid with a few common spotted orchids and hybrids of the two. The large fenced … Continue reading Orchids → [...]
We discovered this American signal crayfish whilst working on restoring the beck. These were introduced into the wharfe over 20yrs ago and have spread everywhere. Unfortunately they brought a virus with them that our native crayfish are very vulnerable to and are now locally extinct. I believe this is a large male. It is … Continue reading American Signal Crayfish → [...]