Category Archives: Sightings

Little Auk at Wintersett

Posted on November 6, 2014 by John Gardner

With little auks being seen off the coast in good numbers over the last few days, it may not have been entirely unexpected that one would turn up inland but it was certainly a massive find for one birder at … Continue reading →

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Autumn migration & Ink-caps

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Francis Hickenbottom

I went out earlier today to look for fungi  and, after finding that some shaggy ink-caps that I wanted to photograph had passed their best, I got distracted by the activities of the birders watching for migrants at Wintersett. I … Continue reading →

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Ledsham Vale late summer flowers

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Sue Gaynor

It was a bright, sunny day with a hint of autumn for our visit to the vale.   Corn sowthistle, rough hawksbit, both black and white bryony, creeping buttercup and cross-wort lined the pathway into the vale.   Harebells blew gently amongst … Continue reading →

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Wildflowers at Walton Colliery

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Sue Gaynor

The ground was very dry underfoot as we headed straight ahead out of the car park onto a well used path bordered by purple loosestrife and great willowherb mingling with the bright yellow of perennial sow-thistle. Gatekeeper and meadow brown … Continue reading →

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Wildflower walk at Brockadale

Posted on July 10, 2014 by John Gardner

The car park area on Ley Lane was so full of beautiful meadow crane’s bill, small-flowered crane’s bill, white campion, dropwort and creeping cinquefoil that it took a while for the group to progress onto the track to the left … Continue reading →

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Flowers at Pugneys

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Sue Gaynor

It was a fine morning for our walk along the lakeside at Pugneys with plenty of meadow buttercups, ox-eye daisies and bird’s-foot trefoil.  As we turned left we saw patches of cut leaved cranesbill, smooth hawks beard, dog-rose, common and … Continue reading →

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Stanley Ferry Flash records

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Mark Archer

Stanley Ferry Flash produced some good records, including lime hawk moth on a metal gatepost early in the evening of 16th May while on 23rd grasshopper warbler and cuckoo were present with a peregrine flying over (cathedral bird?) and four … Continue reading →

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Sloe bugs on stinking helibore at Brockadale

Posted on May 5, 2014 by John Gardner

A walk round Brockadale today produced lots of early purple orchids and cowslips as well as spring migrants and butterflies. Up near the open beech woodland we found the stinking helibore that Colin sent in a record of earlier this … Continue reading →

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Wildflower group walk: Stanley Ferry Flash

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Sue Gaynor

As we set off the morning was coolish but promised warmth later and, heading along the tow path, we saw ribwort plantain, shepherd’s purse, creeping buttercup, sticky mouse-ear, germander speedwell and a lovely patch of common stork’s-bill by the lock … Continue reading →

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Meadow Saxifrage in Ackworth

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Francis Hickenbottom

I came across this nice patch of meadow saxifrage (Saxifraga granulata) growing below trees on the edge of the Went in Ackworth. The delicate, snow-white, five petalled flowers and long stalked, kidney shaped leaves are distinctive features of the meadow saxifrage.

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