Monthly Archives: March 2018

Leventhorpe Lagoon, 1973

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Richard Bell

I’ve been making a start on archiving the colour slides taken by Richard Brook (1943-2017), for many years the Conservation Officer of the Society. He photographed the East Ash Lagoon at Leventhorpe from the lagoon’s northwest corner on Sunday, 2 September, … Continue reading →

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Swan skirmish at Nostell Priory

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Roger Gaynor

Yesterday, Sunday 18 March, during another arctic blast I witnessed a male mute swan, known as a cob, chase off an unwelcome visitor to the lower lake at Nostell Priory.  The newcomer was no doubt seen as being too close … Continue reading →

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Thornes Park in Winter

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Roger Gaynor

This week during the current Arctic weather I have been unable to reach my usual local wildlife watching countryside haunts. However, while travelling along Thornes Road, Wakefield I stopped briefly for a look at the lake at Thornes Park. There … Continue reading →

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