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Not Crested and definitely Little, this modest grebe is still good to see down at Gallows Hill and other ponds and lakes around Otley....

Another important source of early nectar for our sleepy pollinators are these fabulous yellow stars appearing along damp woodland paths...

It’s a great time of year for bee watching! As there are so few flowers out, staking out a sunny patch with a few blooms will guarantee...

“Great” is right – the head and neck feathers look positively extravagant, so much so that the bird was almost hunted to extinction in...

Vibrant pops of colour are appearing all over Otley, they are joyful to see on the grey days before spring. Whilst not being a native...

One of the absolute joys of early spring is catching sight of a fluttering, lemon yellow butterfly. Amazingly the word ‘butter-fly’ is...

The East of Otley Action group have been out and hand painted signs have started to pop up all over the East of Otley, to celebrate and...

On grey winter days when most plants are not at their best, the deep red bark of the Dogwood bush provides some welcome colour. The name...

To celebrate National Nest Box Week (February 14 - 21), we decided to revisit our Pledge champions and reward all their efforts for...

“What’s that?!” It was an understandable question as a large black bird emerged from the swollen waters of the Wharfe, barely ten yards...

A brilliant and almost fluorescent yellow-green extra-terrestrial growth caught my eye. It is a moss-like lichen that clings to the bark...

Together with Otley2030, Otley Community Land Trust, Wharfedale Naturalists, Cambridge estate residents and others are working to raise...