Another beautiful site, just waiting to be explored.
Nearby Wortley Top Forge is undergoing ecological investigation.
Saturday, 23 August 2008
Wortley Top Forge 16th August 2008
Solitary Wasp Ectemnius continuus, nesting in an old wooden sleeper
Wednesday, 13 August 2008
Old Moor 13th August 2008
Sawfly, Athalia rosae, common during August over the past few years throughout the district.
Old Moor 13th August 2008
No luck with further V.inanis sightings, but this stunning Chrysotoxum festivum was reasonable compensation
Sunday, 3 August 2008
Old Moor 3rd August 2008
Exciting find at Old Moor this afternoon, the spectacular hoverfly Volucella inanis. Few Yorkshire records.
Wilthorpe Marsh 2nd Aug.2008
The western end of the Wilthorpe Marsh area provided a pleasant (apart from the horseflies) afternoon stroll - spot the Little Egret.
Wilthorpe Marsh 2nd Aug.2008
Chrysops, these horseflies were far too numerous for comfort this afternoon.
Saturday, 2 August 2008
Friday, 1 August 2008
Dunford Bridge 27th July 2008
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Tachina grossa; quite a few of these flying around in the late afternoon.
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