Trip Reports

Eight stalwarts braved lashing rain as we were conducted through fen and bog at the reserve, which being at 1200ft can be rather uninviting in these conditions. However Peter Welsh, our articulate and knowledgeable guide, compensated for the weather with his sunny...

Eleven of us set off from Trinity in bright sunshine which fortunately persisted all day.  Prior to meeting Ian, our leader, we called in at Nosterfield, where the highlight was a distant Garganey. Ian and wife Mavis were waiting for us at the Old Glebe Field near...

A good turnout of 18 members arrived at Bellflask on a brilliantly sunny morning to be greeted by Brian and Susan Morland.  Brian showed us around this fascinating gravel quarry which is being restored and is already a haven for wildlife.  He treated us to his robust...

This event was well attended, thanks largely to our leader's reputation as a consummate bird finder.  Fifteen of us set off in the minibus, followed by four in a car.  Our first stop was North Cave Wetlands, where species including Avocet, Yellow Wagtail and Little...

As some of us waited in the sunshine for others to arrive in the car park at King Rudding Lane, a very pale Buzzard flew directly overhead, with a pair displaying further away towards Selby.  Eventually ten of us set off for the "Bomb Bays" and a photographer in the...

As usual, a sprinkling of snow led to traffic chaos in Harrogate and we were 30 mins late setting out.  The snow fizzled out north of Ripon and it was a beautiful sunny day when we arrived at Hartlepool.  It was high tide at the Headland and we were treated to the...

Fourteen of us assembled outside the gates of Ripley Castle and were greeted by the sight of two Nuthatches in a nearby tree.  We then entered the castle grounds, where unfortunately a shoot was in progress, so we could not enter the deer park.  Nevertheless, the...

The weather was kind to us and we enjoyed sunshine for most of the day, whilst nearby Hull appeared to have been afflicted by heavy showers. Disembarking the minibus, we were told in no uncertain terms by June, our leader, to stop talking and start stalking. ...

We drove across the Pennines into Cumbria to the Smardale Gill National Nature Reserve, one of only two English sites of the Scotch Argus butterfly, a species in flight during late July/August. We might also be lucky to see another English butterfly rarity, the...