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Another Outing, 24 May 1873

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Richard Bell

Wakefield Express- 31 May 1873 WAKEFIELD NATURALISTS’ SOCIETY On Saturday last the members of this Society had a field-day at Nostell, Ryhill, and Wintersett. It was a beautiful day, and nature decked in her spring garb of ever-varying green, displayed … Continue reading →

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Haw Park & Anglers CP field meeting

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Sue Gaynor

Our group of about 12 were pleasantly surprised to be met by Pete Smith, with a collection of moths he had trapped on Saturday night, identified and put into magnifying boxes for us to see, including the beautiful carpet moth, … 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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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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