{"id":2713,"date":"2016-07-30T20:33:16","date_gmt":"2016-07-30T20:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wakefieldnaturalists.org\/?p=2713"},"modified":"2016-07-30T20:38:26","modified_gmt":"2016-07-30T20:38:26","slug":"townclose-hills-field-meeting-10-july-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wakefieldnaturalists.org\/?p=2713","title":{"rendered":"Townclose Hills Field Meeting 10 July 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pyramidal, common spotted and a hybrid orchid were in flower on the plateau at Townclose Hills Nature Reserve, also known as Billy Woods.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2714\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2714\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2714\" src=\"http:\/\/wakefieldnaturalists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/townclose.jpg\" alt=\"Townclose Hill\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wakefieldnaturalists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/townclose.jpg 350w, https:\/\/wakefieldnaturalists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/townclose-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2714\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Townclose Hill<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Despite the breeze we saw ringlet, meadow brown, small tortoiseshell, small skipper and a few marbled white butterflies. Six-spot burnet moths were also active and a hebrew character moth lurked amongst the grasses.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2716\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2716\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2716\" src=\"http:\/\/wakefieldnaturalists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/townclose3.jpg\" alt=\"Hybrid orchid, pyramidal orchid, grater knapweed, hoary plantain.\" width=\"650\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wakefieldnaturalists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/townclose3.jpg 650w, https:\/\/wakefieldnaturalists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/townclose3-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wakefieldnaturalists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/townclose3-500x250.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hybrid orchid, pyramidal orchid, grater knapweed, hoary plantain.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>One of the smallest orb-web spiders, Araniella curcurbitina, was making its way across a grassy path. It\u2019s Latin name, curcurbitina, means \u2018a little member of the gourd family\u2019;\u00a0 its bright green and yellow striped abdomen looks like a water melon or gourd. It has a scarlet patch on its underside.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2715\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2715\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2715\" src=\"http:\/\/wakefieldnaturalists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/townclose2.jpg\" alt=\"Restharrow, clustered bellflower, wild marjoram.\" width=\"650\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wakefieldnaturalists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/townclose2.jpg 650w, https:\/\/wakefieldnaturalists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/townclose2-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wakefieldnaturalists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/townclose2-500x228.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2715\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Restharrow, clustered bellflower, wild marjoram.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We spotted a brown hare in a field in the valley of Kippax Brook to the west of the reserve.<\/p>\n<p>Townclose Hills, Kippax, is a Leeds City Council Local Nature Reserve managed by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pyramidal, common spotted and a hybrid orchid were in flower on the plateau at Townclose Hills Nature Reserve, also known as Billy Woods. 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