Field course round up

The weather nearly spoilt our annual second-year field course, but didn’t quite.

Rosedale

Yesterday we did a five mile walk from Blakey Junction round the track of the old Rosedale railway at the head of Rosedale, to Dale Head farm.

Ellerburn fauna

Again, where to start? Moths!

Badgers at Wet-head

Wet-head badger hide is in Cropton forest and you can get up close and personal with a sett full thanks to the Forestry Commision. You’ve heard of bird tables, well….

A stunning conjunction, and a whale of a galaxy hunt

On the evening of 7th April, a gorgeous sunset had me out on the cycle path with my binoculars to spot the conjunction of Venus and Mercury in the fading light.

Season’s Greetings from the Easter Rat

OK; it’s Easter, so it’s cold, and wet. But never mind; there are daffodils out, and that makes you feel better.

Four crepuscular forays on the Moors

Dawn and dusk are special times for watching wildlife, and in summer the two are virually indistinguishable. The barely fading light; the smell of dew and wet grass, the quietening air and stillness…..special moments.