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Even though Sparrowhawks are our second most common bird of prey (around 40,100 breeding pairs in the UK and increasing) they fly among...

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...

There are places outdoors in Otley that don't succumb to the life-numbing cold. Leaves that gather under hedges are still teeming with...

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...

Pictures of the male suggest the painter gave up “colouring-in” after the front third: the head and chest have an unusual...

Also commonly known as the Dirty Tricholoma. Can be found throughout Europe, where fruiting bodies appear under conifers, particularly...