YEWIn the cemetery I think we have examples of both Common or English Yew and Irish Yew. The former is a native evergreen, the latter a...
FIELDFARE - November 2020Along with their more easily identifiable Redwing cousins, Fieldfares have arrived in Otley! I often feel a little sad noticing all our...
DEAD MAN'S FINGERSThe second part of this fungi’s latin/scientific name is Polymorpha, which means “many forms”, but this fantastic specimen found by Simon...
BLACK HEADED GULLChocolate Brown-Headed Gull would have been more of a mouthful, but more accurate, at least in the spring and summer. Now the colouring...
30 October 2020Most of our garden’s perennials are fading but you can sow seeds now that will mature into nectar rich flowers in the spring and summer;...
GREY SQUIRRELAnother occupant, perhaps, of the Wildlife Rogues’ Gallery, but let’s not over-anthropomorphise this animal. They may not be your...
OAKBlimey! How do I do the “King of the Forest” justice in a short paragraph? It really deserves a book. This magnificent tree can live up...
MALLARDThey may be very common, but they’re worth a second look. This is not just for their breeding season plumage, with the glossy,...
RABBITRabbits were important to us as a source of food and clothing for many centuries after the Normans brought them to Britain. Although now...