RAGWORTThis common plant with bright yellow flowers was rated in the UK top ten for nectar production and thus plays an important role for Otley...
CANDLESNUFFAs well as looking like a snuffed-out candle wick, this fungus can also resemble a deer’s antlers, hence its other name Stag’s Horn....
GOLDCRESTIt’s easier to hear the high-pitched, repetitive call of Europe’s smallest bird than it is to see it. However, a successful search is...
NATURES BOUNTYMELLOW FRUITFULNESS: Free food. Healthy food. It’s out there, all around Otley, and sometimes in the most unlikely of places. Just make...
ASHThe third most common tree in Britain is of course ubiquitous around Otley, but this may well change dramatically as Ash Dieback spreads...
ATLANTIC SALMONThey're back! Next time you’re cursing another miserable journey back to Otley on the X84, think about the salmon’s journey to our town...
BIRCH POLYPOREThis rubbery bracket fungus can be seen growing on Birch trees on the Chevin. It spreads through the dispersal of spores, and at this...
GREY HERONTo me these big birds don’t look at home in the air – a heavy-winged, dark presence, like a modern-day pterodactyl – but when you spot...
YARROWThis sweet-smelling flower has a whole host of different names, several relating to its old military use in staunching the flow of blood...
KESTRELThere’s no mystery why this is such a popular bird and so ubiquitous in popular culture, from the gritty film classic “Kes” to the...