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Sunshine and showers at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Roger Gaynor

Today, braving the cold wintery showers with occasional sunshine, a walk around the lakes and woodland at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park was rewarded with some wonderful wildlife sightings, including two stoats at first oblivious to my presence whilst chasing each … Continue reading →

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Easter sightings

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Roger Gaynor

Local walks over the Easter break have revealed some of the usual suspects. No real surprises, but it is just nice to see familiar species and some at more or less the time we might expect to see them.  However, … Continue reading →

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Wildflowers at Bretton Country Park

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Pauline Brook

The old nature reserve around the top lake at Bretton is always a beautiful place to visit at this time of year. There are swathes of bluebells and greater stitchwort interspersed with yellow archangel and red campion giving a most … Continue reading →

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White butterbur at Bretton Country Park

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Roger Gaynor

On Monday 30 March I noticed a large patch of what appears to white butterbur (Petasites albus) growing in damp shady woodland close to the gate and Dam Head Bridge and old quarry at Bretton Hall Parkland (image attached).  I … Continue reading →

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