Photos from a visit to the Meadow between the River Aire and the back of Sapper Jordan Rossi Park and along the River Aire through Denso Marston Nature Reserve and beyond.
Peacock Butterfly caterpillars, Damselflies, Ringlet Butterfly, Meadow Brown, Soldier Beetles, Thick-legged Flower Beetles, Bumblebees, Ladybird, Mirid Bugs, Skipper, Common Blue Butterfly, Hoverfly, Aphid, Bracket Fungi, Aphids, Leaf Beetles, and…
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Wild Flower Meadow behind Sapper Jordan Rossi Park, Baildon

































These are the photos from the Wild Flower Meadow. The Peacock Butterflies on Nettles were one of the first things I spotted.
The stars of the visit though were the Small & Large Skippers, and the Common Blue Butterflies.
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Along the River Aire
These are photos from the start of Denso Marston Nature Reserve and along to behind Acorn Park where the car wheel is still giving an indication of the water level in the river.








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