Category Archives: Sightings

Barn Owl at Cold Heindley

Posted on January 2, 2013 by John Gardner

A barn owl was seen hunting the edge of the fields between Cold Heindley and Wintersett reservoir at dusk this evening.

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Hares at Chevett

Posted on December 30, 2012 by John Gardner

A couple of hares were seen in the fields between Chevett and Sandal golf club – not so many of these around at the moment so always good to see.

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Waxwings in Hemsworth

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Francis Hickenbottom

Francis spotted 13 waxwings in his garden in Hemsworth this morning and watched them feeding on berries near Grove Lea school. The moved off and were not seen subesquently but at the moment the waxwings are highly mobile and this … Continue reading →

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Field Meeting: Anglers to Walton species list

Posted on May 13, 2012 by John Gardner

A good turnout for the first meeting of the summer(!) and the group took a steady circular walk from Anglers down to Walton Hall and back pausing to look at the flowers and insects en route and an even longer … Continue reading →

April 10th Member’s Night

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Olivia

Last night was another fascinating and entertaining member’s night. Member’s night is always great as it allows members to show us what they have been doing in the past year. Last night was we had four fantastic speakers and a record number … Continue reading →

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Calder Wetlands In Bloom

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Olivia

Member Pauline Brook submitted the following records of flowers in bloom at Calder Wetlands and Pugneys Country Park. The warm spring weather produced a good number of spring flowers, some of which are early for the time of year. Coltsfoot … Continue reading →

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