Category Archives: Sightings

A spooky sign of autumn

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Roger Gaynor

The changing and breathtaking colours of some of our magnificent trees, together with flocks of visiting birds on their long migration journeys, and a bounty of fruits and seeds for them to feed on are proof that autumn has arrived. … Continue reading →

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Botany Group – Ledsham Vale

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Sue Gaynor

It was a warm, clear morning for our last flower walk of the season.  The lack of rainfall has taken its toll on the vale which, on first glance looked dry and parched, lacking the lush green and purple haze … Continue reading →

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Botany Group Visit to Townclose Hills

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Barbara Murray

The weather was overcast but pleasant for our botany walk at this nature reserve near Kippax which is managed by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. The group identified over fifty species of wildflower during the walk including clustered bellflowers, wild basil, … Continue reading →

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Rabbit Ings wildflowers

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Sue Gaynor

What a scorching day for our walk around Rabbit Ings, we were fortunate to be accompanied by one of the rangers, Tom, who let us take the cars up onto the established heath area where heather is now thriving, saving … Continue reading →

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wildflower walk at Heath Common

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Sue Gaynor

A pleasantly mild day as we set off from the car park down towards the Pinfold passing yarrow, lesser trefoil, common cat’s ear, cut leaf crane’s bill and pignut pausing briefly at the Pinfold to admire foxglove, heath groundsel, red … Continue reading →

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Wormstall Woods flower walk

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Sue Gaynor

It was a clear, warm day as we stopped to admire the first clump of sweet violets; sadly the distinctive perfume was indiscernible.  To the right of the path lesser celandine interspersed with dark bluebells covered the field, we were … Continue reading →

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Sweep’s brushes at Ackworth School

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Francis Hickenbottom

A sure sign of spring is the flowering of field wood-rush (Luzula campestris), which is also known as sweep’s brushes. This species likes to grow in damp lawns, where it is usually inconspicuous but becomes more obvious when the dark … Continue reading →

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Wildlife sightings from Nostell Priory

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Roger Gaynor

Pauline’s report on 16 February of the area’s first flowering colt’s-foot of the year encouraged a visit to a good spot for this plant on my regular walks around the Nostell Priory estate.  I saw the first flowers here much … Continue reading →

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Bramham Park flowers

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Sue Gaynor

Bramham Park is always a delight for any naturalist and never more so than in June when it is awash with wildflowers.  Abundant common spotted orchids were amongst the unmown grass interspersed with bee orchid, yellow rattle and twayblade.  To … Continue reading →

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Wild flowers at Anglers Country Park

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Sue Gaynor

The bright morning soon clouded over but within a few hundred yards of the car park we came across the first few northern marsh orchids and a hybrid common spotted orchid amongst a waving cloud of meadow buttercups and fading … Continue reading →

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