Category: Bradford Pennine Gateway
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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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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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More Baildon Moor. 27, 28, 29, & 30 Apr 2026
Having been on a Baildon Moor walk with Bradford Urban Wildlife Group I fancied a few more times up there. So four trip later, I have some photos. The stars of the 27th were the Grasshopper Warbler and Whitethroat. The star of the 28th was the Wheatear. The star of the 29th were the Swallows,…
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Ants, Bees, Beetles, Birds, Butterflies and Cannabis on Baildon Bank. 24 April 2026
A few photos from a walk with my camera along Baildon Bank. I was keeping my eyes and ears open for Green Woodpecker – heard but not seen. But I was also looking for the solitary mining bees that nest on the edges of the paths. I therefore had my long lens and macro lens…
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Emperor Moths with BUWG. 25 April 2026
These photos were taken on a walk lead by Bradford Urban Wildlife Group. We had two goals – to see Green Hairstreak butterflies and to entice Emperor moths to show themselves. TL;DR we saw both. But if you want to see photos read on. After a couple of hours with the BUWG session ending I…
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Yeadon & Baildon
Yeadon Tarn, Baildon Moor and Ferniehurst for Tufted Duck, Mistle Thrush, Curlew, Lapwing, Swallow, Stonechat, Reed Bunting and Sparrows.
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Baildon Moor. 2 Apr 2026
Photos from a walk around part of Baildon Moor. Just before setting off I posted on the Shipley Camera Club WhatsApp group that I was heading out to Baildon Moor and I was joined by Craig for a couple of hours. The header image is of 3 Skylark on the edge of the 13th hole…