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Grey by name and grey by status: the UK’s biggest goose sometimes seems inappropriately classified as “wildlife”. Common in flocks of...

The old railway line is a great place to walk this time of year, to discover fungi, lichen and mosses you might never have seen before....

Another find along the old railway, a yellowy grey or pale grey-green lichen with a cracked crust and studded with black spots. This...

Local nature group, Wildlife Friendly Otley and Otley 2030 have launched a campaign to encourage residents to make their gardens more...

This distinctive moth is a capital T shape at rest, and can be seen all year round in Otley – you may find one inside your house. Their...

This bird has a deceptive name – they’re not our most common gull. The ones we see frequently on the Tittybottle Park railings, for...

Now our deciduous trees are bare and flowers have gone, ferns become very visible. I love finding the Hart’s tongue fern in unusual...

The brackets of this species can be from 8 to 22 cm wide and are characterised by having a sharp edge. They are pale brown on the upper...

This is one of those birds that is a little easier to spot in the autumn and winter as migrants join the resident population, and harsh...

A fungal disease of woody plants causing branches to die back. Small coral-pink raised spots (pustules) form after the branch dies,...

Local nature group, Wildlife Friendly Otley, is calling for more help to boost its ‘Wildlife Corridor Project’ which restores areas in...

One of the most commonly encountered slime molds in the UK. This one was spotted on the Chevin, it is found on decaying wood. It appears...