Category: Baildon Bank, Midgeley Wood, Walker Wood
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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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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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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…
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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.…
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Baildon Bank, Walker Wood. 1 Nov 2025
More fungi along Baildon Bank, Baildon Green, Midgely Wood and Walker Wood. Part of the new Bradford Pennine Gateway Nature Reserve. This is one of several late posts; this is from the beginning of November and I reckon there are still more November postings to come. The header image is an Ugly Milkcap, Lactarius turpis,…
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Walker Wood 15 Jan
A walk through Walker Wood looking for fungi. Lots of guessing of IDs but I think I am somewhere near. I didn’t check the undersides of every small brackets but I did see that some had fine pores and others were smooth. The header image is Dead Moll’s Fingers fungus. These are very similar to…
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Fungi Along Baildon Bank, Walker Wood & Midgeley Wood. 29 Dec.
On Monday afternoon I went for a walk along Baildon Bank, behind Baildon Green into Midgeley Wood and Walker Wood looking for fungi with my camera and ring-flash. Then, from near the bottom station of Shipley Glen Tramway, I walked back along Thompson Lane, Green Road and Cliffe Avenue because by then it was dark…