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  • Parakeets & Fungi. 5 March 2026

    Parakeets & Fungi. 5 March 2026

    Thursday morning was a quick visit to Northcliffe Woods, Shipley. Thursday afternoon was a quick visit to Walker Wood, Baildon. The header image is of a fallen tree in Walker Wood showing Rhizomorphs from Honey Fungus, Armillaria. As usual you can tap/touch/click on an image to see it in better quality in the carousel gallery…

  • Siskin at Denso Marston Nature Reserve. 1 March 2026

    Siskin at Denso Marston Nature Reserve. 1 March 2026

    I got March off to a good start with sightings of quite a few Siskin during a visit to Denso Marston Nature Reserve and a walk along the River Aire and up to the Leeds Liverpool Canal at Buck Wood. The header image is one of the Siskin. As usual you can tap/touch/click on an…

  • Canal & River Walk with BWAW & BHCC. 28 Feb 2026

    Canal & River Walk with BWAW & BHCC. 28 Feb 2026

    Today was a walk from Bracken Hall Countryside Centre to Bingley North Bog along the canal and river, and then back by a different route along river and canal. The header image is the prow of on of the rowing boats being used on the river at Bradford Amateur Rowing Club. As usual you can…

  • Walker Wood & BRGPLNR. Feb 2026.

    Walker Wood & BRGPLNR. Feb 2026.

    Fungi photos from a visit to Walker Wood and photos from a trip to Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits Local Nature Reserve. You can see more posts from visits to BRGPLNR and Walker Wood. The header image is of a small flock of Curlew on the ground opposite the Moss & Moore Garden Centre, Ben Rhydding.…

  • Gill Beck 15 Feb 2026

    Gill Beck 15 Feb 2026

    These are mostly photos of fungi along Gill Beck, Baildon, on 15 Feb 2026. Have a look at the map at the end of the posting to see where I wandered. The header image is of either Scarlet or Ruby Elfcup (Sarcoscypha austriaca or Sarcoscypha coccinea) which was one of the first things I spotted.…

  • Rodley Nature Reserve 18 Feb 2026

    Rodley Nature Reserve 18 Feb 2026

    Kingfisher, flying Snipe and a Herring Gull playing golf were just some of the things spotted on my visit to Rodley Nature Reserve on Wednesday. The header image is is of some resting Teal and Gadwall ducks. As usual you can tap/touch/click on an image to see it in better quality in the carousel gallery…

  • Bempton Cliffs back in June 2025

    Bempton Cliffs back in June 2025

    During 2025 I posted some photos from a May trip to Bempton Cliffs. I also went along there on 19 and 23 June 2025 and these are some photos from those visits. I have separated them by subject not by date. I will, no doubt, be making more trips there this year. The header image…

  • Kingfisher & Otter, 7 & 8 Feb 2026

    Kingfisher & Otter, 7 & 8 Feb 2026

    On Saturday afternoon I decided to go down to Roberts Park to look at a fishing notice near the weir, more on that at the end. I thought it was a while since I had been to look at it, but, now I have looked back through my photos, it was only November 2024. Even…