We made a brilliant discovery on the walk! Michael Sykes, experienced photographer and orchid enthusiast, spotted a Bee Orchid in the shade of a Pussy Willow.
We had rumours last year from a member of the public that they were to be found down there. There is just one other site for them in Calderdale that we know of.
Picture to arrive on this blog soon.
Unfortunately, it is not so nationally rare that it will hold up the fateful development, but they will certainly have to try to transplant it to a safe area.
Unfortunately, Colin Duke was not available to lead the walk.
That's a great discovery Steve. I will keep an eye out when walking around the area to see if I spot it. Is there any truth to the rumours of possible sightings of great crested newts in the same area?
Just today I saw a greater spotted woodpecker in a tree from my in laws house on Wakefield road. I have see a couple of the woodpeckers about a month ago in the nearby longwood.
The Great Spotted is really quite frequent in Calderdale, though still special. The one see all too infrequently is the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. I saw one once near St Stephens Church at Copley.
We made a brilliant discovery on the walk!
ReplyDeleteMichael Sykes, experienced photographer and orchid enthusiast, spotted a Bee Orchid in the shade of a Pussy Willow.
We had rumours last year from a member of the public that they were to be found down there.
There is just one other site for them in Calderdale that we know of.
Picture to arrive on this blog soon.
Unfortunately, it is not so nationally rare that it will hold up the fateful development, but they will certainly have to try to transplant it to a safe area.
Unfortunately, Colin Duke was not available to lead the walk.
That's a great discovery Steve. I will keep an eye out when walking around the area to see if I spot it. Is there any truth to the rumours of possible sightings of great crested newts in the same area?
ReplyDeleteJust today I saw a greater spotted woodpecker in a tree from my in laws house on Wakefield road. I have see a couple of the woodpeckers about a month ago in the nearby longwood.
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No, I don't think Great Crested Newts have ever been recorded down there, unfortunately. The two other species are there, though.
The Great Spotted is really quite frequent in Calderdale, though still special. The one see all too infrequently is the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. I saw one once near St Stephens Church at Copley.
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