Category: Denso Marston Nature Reserve
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Riverside Wildflower Meadow. July 2025
Catching up with photos of July Butterflies, Common Blue and Small Copper, on the Wildflower Meadow next to Denso Marston Nature Reserve
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Autumn Walk at DMNR, Sept 2025
Today was an Autumn Walk by the river Aire at the Denso Marston Nature Reserve led by Steve, the warden. The title was simply Autumn Walk leaving it open to be about anything that was found and for it to be guided by what people wanted to talk about. I got talking to another photographer…
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River, Canal & Meadow. August 17 & 21, 2025
These photos are from a couple of walks along the river at Denso Marston Nature Reserve, along the Leeds Liverpool Canal and a look at the Wildlife Meadow next to DMNR. I particularly like the photos of the male Common Blue butterfly. As usual you can tap/touch/click on an image to see it in better…
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DMNR + WFM. 30 Aug.
On Saturday morning I decided to go out a little earlier than usual, at about 8:00am. In the Wild Flower Meadow next to DMNR I spotted quite a few unfamiliar beetles. Most of them were on the seed heads of Knapweed and five or 6 could be on one plant which I found surprising considering…
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Denso + Scrape 2 Aug ’25
I am playing catch-up with going through my photos. I still have lots to look through from July but this lot are from early August, taken on a visit to Denso Marston Nature Reserve, the Scrape between the reserve and the Buck Lane footbridge. The stars of the show were the good views of Common…
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BRGP & DMNR 25/8/2025
These are a few photos from a visit to Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits Local Nature Reserve and down by the river near Denso Marston Nature Reserve on 25 August. I had been wondering about how to post photos from the last few months, I have fallen way behind. I had been thinking of grouping lots…
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Denso, Scrape & Canal 5 Jul ’25
A 16 Spot Ladybird peering down at a couple of Soldier Beetles. A six spot Burnet Moth on a Great Burnet flower, and A good view of a singing Song Thrush, they are often heard but getting good views is difficult.
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DMNR & up to the Canal. 20/06/2025
Denso Marston Nature Reseerve, the scrape & Leeds Liverpool Canal. Ladybirds, Butterflies, Damselflies, Dragonfly, Sawfly, Goosander, Grey Wagtail, Grey Heron and other things.