Category: Shipley Glen
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Bracken Hall Green Walk. 8 Aug ’25
On Friday I joined the Bracken Hall Countryside Centre’s Family Walk Exploring Shipley Glen. The plan was to have a leisurely walk along Shipley Glen and then back along Bracken Hall Green but then we changed it by heading to the Oak trees opposite the centre to look for Purple Hairstreak butterflies and then along…
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Baildon Moor 21 June ’25
A walk with camera on Baildon Moor to see birds, bugs and butterflies. Nice views of Whitethroat and a Golden-ringed Dragonfly.
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January 2025 and new lens
My new lens on visits to Denso Marston Nature Reserve, High Royds Pond, Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits and Shipley Glen. Snipe, Kingfisher, Siskin, Mandarin Duck, Red Kite and Redwing.
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Little Egret on New Year’s Day
For a few minutes on New Year’s Day the sky cleared and I decided to take my camera out. What I didn’t expect/think about was the fact that clouds don’t always blow in from the distance – they can form above you where different air conditions meet. It was soon cloudy again, but by then…
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Shipley Glen & Denso Marston NR. The last of 2024.
The last photos from 2024. Kingfisher and Fungi.
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Spots Before my Eyes
On Friday I went out with my camera even though the sky was grey. It was not until I tried to take a photo, and checked the camera settings, that I realised how poor the light was. Taking a photo of anything moving was going to be difficult. As usual you can tap/touch/click on an…
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Kingfisher and Turkey Tail
Some photos from a couple of visits to the bottom of Shipley Glen, to Crag Hebble Dam, again. As usual you can tap/touch/click on an image, not its caption, to see it in better quality in the gallery. You can also leave comments or subscribe to the site – leave your email address and you…
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Kingfisher & Redwing. 14 & 15 December
On the weekend of 14 & 15 December I got a few nice photos of a female Kingfisher at Crag Hebble Dam and a Redwing in our garden. As usual you can tap/touch/click on an image, not its caption, to see it in better quality in the gallery. You can also leave comments or subscribe…