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Dragonflies at Gallows Hill Nature Reserve, Otley. 22 June 2026
On Monday I had a walk around Gallows Hill Nature Reserve by the River Wharfe in Otley. The stars of the visit were the male and female Broad Bodied Chasers. Other things spotted were Damselflies, Ladybird in several of the stages of their life-cycle, Bumblebees and…. The Gallows Hill Nature Reserve is one of the…
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Wildlife in the Wildflower Meadow, River & Canal. 20 June 2026
Moths, butterflies (Large Skipper, Ringlet & Meadow Brown) Dragonflies, Damselflies, Ducks and Daisies from a walk down by the river Aire, through the Wild Flower Meadow next to Denso Marston Nature Reserve, Baildon, and up to the Leeds Liverpool Canal to see some fish – a slow, steady, local wildlife walk on 20 June 2026.…
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More Rare Seed Bugs on Baildon Bank. 19 June 2026
In my previous post I said that I need to check what plants are growing on Baildon Bank that might be of interest to the seed bug Horvathiolus superbus. So on Friday I went to have a look, and these are some of the photos from the 4Km walk along Baildon Bank where I found…
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Wildlife in Baildon Peace Garden, Baildon Bank, Midgeley Wood, Walker Wood & Roberts Park. 14 June 2026.
On Sunday 14 June 2026 I decided to take my camera along Baildon Bank, Midgeley Wood and Walker Wood – all parts of the Bradford Pennine Gateway Nature Reserve. It also took in a walk around the market in Roberts Park and along the river Aire, hunting out wildlife and wild flowers. So this is…
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DMNR Celebration Day 2026
Today, Saturday 13th June 2026, was the Denso Marston Nature Reserve Celebration Day. Steve, the warden, was pleased with the attendance, over 100 people turned up. Aire Rivers Trust, RSPB, British Dragonfly Society, BTO bird ringing and other enthusiasts had gazebos with leaflets, exhibits and of course application forms for membership. Children’s activities, pond dipping…
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Bark Beetles. May 2026.
A few photos of evidence of Bark Beetles. The header image shows the galleries left by one set of larva as they ate through the bark. The same tree is shown below but in the header it has been cropped and rotated to suit. As usual you can tap/touch/click on an image to see it…
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5 May 2026 on Baildon Moor
These are a few photos from a visit to Baildon Moor early in May 2026. The header image is the only one I edited into a shape that better suits a header, it is a view of the wind farm and shows one of them facing in the opposite direction to all the others. Unfortunately…
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Early June 2026 in Denso Marston Nature Reserve
On 5th & 6th June 2026 I went down to Denso Marston Nature Reserve. The reason for the second visit was to confirm the ID of a fungus that I had found on a rotting log. The header image is a photo of it. I am pretty sure it is Dryad’s Saddle, Cerioporus squamosus. But…