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Whilst walking along the river at this time of year, look out for what looks like a dropped pom pom of some kind. This pink, tassled...

The bright yellow flowers of this extremely thorny evergreen are at their best in spring, though it has a reputation for being virtually...

Not as large and loud as the Great Tit, or as colourful or cute as the Blue and Long-tailed varieties, the Coal Tit’s latin name...

The Song Thrush is a familiar bird, brown above, with a white belly covered in black, drop-shaped spots, they are a smaller bird than the...

When the sun is shining, this lichen catches the light and looks like it is shining too, thanks to its upper surface being a brilliant...

Together with Otley2030 we are hosting a webinar Wednesday 31 March, from 7.00pm to help everyone attract more wildlife to their gardens....

One of the first trees to blossom each year, the Blackthorn does so before it even has any leaves, and this is one of the ways to...

Also known as the pussy willow, the male catkins of the goat willow look like a cat’s paws and are extremely soft to the touch. It is...

Another in our occasional series on the supposed “bad guys” of Nature, Feral Pigeons have an interesting lineage. Originally Rock Doves...

A lot of our resident birds are busy getting an early start and building their nests already. Perhaps the most visible because of the...

Coppiced since mediaeval times, people have found all sorts of uses for this member of the birch family, including charcoal, clogs and...

Another early riser and brilliantly busy bumblebee (try saying that over and over as quick as you can), the tree bumble was first...