I Love Arnside & Silverdale: A warm up with SPECIAL EARLY PURPLE ORCHIDS from years past....

Saturday, 31 March 2018

A warm up with SPECIAL EARLY PURPLE ORCHIDS from years past....

Sorry about the quality of photo but here we have some of my Early Purple Orchid photos which were taken on Hutton Roof and from within a area of approx 50 linear yards x 20 yards wide and would you believe approx 50 yards only from the main Epipactis hybrid and variant arena.

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VISMIG LINK

For almost 30 years I have been interested in bird migration and have each year, especially in Autumn done vismig counts of moving birds through our Area. Up until ten years ago I was counting down at Haslingden in Rossendale and more recently I have been enjoying counting at Hutton Roof or closeby to my new home in Burton In Kendal.

The authorative vismig recording site is Trektellen which offers full reports from the UK and also all over Europe click here.

"Redwings to the left of me, Fieldfares to the right..." - If you would like to read the recent vismig article by Clive McKay and recently published in Birdguides, then click here. (local records mentioned)....

Click on the links below for quick access to my work over the past 10 years:-

VISIBLE BIRD MIGRATION RECORDS - AUTUMN 2009

VISIBLE BIRD MIGRATION RECORDS - AUTUMN 2010

VISIBLE BIRD MIGRATION RECORDS - AUTUMN 2011

VISIBLE BIRD MIGRATION RECORDS - AUTUMN 2012

VISIBLE BIRD MIGRATION RECORDS - AUTUMN 2013

VISIBLE BIRD MIGRATION RECORDS - AUTUMN 2014

VISIBLE BIRD MIGRATION RECORDS - AUTUMN 2015

VISIBLE BIRD MIGRATION RECORDS - AUTUMN 2016

VISIBLE BIRD MIGRATION RECORDS - AUTUMN 2017

VISIBLE BIRD MIGRATION RECORDS - AUTUMN 2018

Nature Powerpoint Presentations by Bryan Yorke

"Visible Bird Migration" and Birds of Hutton Roof (Cumbria)

(60 to 75 minutes)

"The Special Orchids" and rarer flowers of Hutton Roof (Cumbria)

(60 to 75 minutes)

"The Special Orchids" of Hutton Roof (Cumbria)

(60 minutes)

"The Birds and Special Orchids of Hutton Roof"

(60 to 75 minutes)

***Currently in preparation *** "Tales, Shapes and other Natural Oddities (Hutton Roof)"

Contact Bryan at bryan.yorke@sky.com

RSPB (Fylde) - Birds

RSPB (Lancaster) - Carnforth Civic - Birds

Fylde Bird Club - Birds

Fylde Naturalist AGM - Blackpool Cricket - Birds

CWT - AGM - Newton Rigg College - Penrith - Birds

CWT - Kendal (Plumgarths) - Rare Orchids

Hornby Institute - Birds

Kendal U3A - Bird Migration

Kendal Beekeepers - Bird Migration

CWT - Sedbergh - Bird Migration

Burton Memorial - Bird Migration

Burton Memorial - Rare Orchids and Flowers

Arnside Naturalist - Orchids and Flowers

Farleton Festival - Burton Memorial - Orchids and Flowers

Friends of Hutton Roof Group - Orchids and Flowers

Kent Lune Trefoil Guild - Burton - Orchids & Flowers

LWT - Morecambe - Birds

LWT - Croal Irwell Group - Prestwich - Orchids and Birds

Nelson Naturalist Society - Birds and Vismig

Quakers Hall, Kendal - Birds

Wednesday Club - Storth Village - Orchids and Flowers

Borwick and Priest Hutton Gardeners Club - Orchids

Media

If you want to check out the Hutton Roof (2018) News item then please click here (4 mins duration)

If you want to check out my time on BBC Autumnwatch Extra at Leighton Moss 2014 with Brett Westwood Please Click Here (Film is for approx 20 mins duration)

If you want to check out my time on BBC Autumnwatch Extra at Leighton Moss 2013 with Euan Mcilwraith Please Click Here (Film is for approx 20 mins duration)

If you want to check out my time on BBC News for the finding of the rare Holly Fern after 56 years, with Beccy Meehan Please Click Here (Film is for approx 1min 20seconds)

A lovely film showing both of the rare Holly Ferns which was made and given to me as a gift by my good friend Brian Gomm of Kendal. Please click here to check it out. (Film is for approx 6 mins duration)

If you want to check out the Great Grey Shrike film in Dalton Crags. Made by Fraser and guess what! I do seem to recognise the owd chap at the beginning. Please click here.

Fraser also made another short film about the Great Grey Shrike Part 2 in Dalton/Hutton Roof. Shows the Shrike actually impaling a lizard. Please click here

Other Books for sale

From Fell and Field - A History of the Westmorland County Show 1799-1999 - Roger Bingham - Cicerone Paperback - Very Clean £8

The Chronicles of Milnthorpe - Roger Bingham - Cicerone Hardback - Very Clean £10

Kendal - A Social History - Roger Bingham - Cicerone Hardback - Very Clean £10

Trees in Britain, Europe and North America by Roger Phillips (Pan Books) large format 224 pages (photos etc) nice condition with a little yellowing to cover - bargain at £3

Wild Flowers of Britain - Over a thousand species by photographic identification by Roger Phillips (Pan Books) large format 192 pages (photos etc) nice condition with a little yellowing to cover - bargain at £3

Great Feedback:

Shiela Newton (Newcastle)16th Aug 2011

I was researching Stock Ghyll Force, Ambleside – and I googled a link to your blog. I just had to write and say – WOW! Thanks for sharing all your wonderful knowledge – and your love of the countryside.

Best,Sheila

Carmen and Fred Horner (West Yorkshire) Your website is fantastic. 30th Oct 2011

from Kate Schofield. 1st April 2012 I Just wanted to tell you how much I'm enjoying your blog! I stumbled on it while googling Hale Moss and now I'm hooked and keep returning! I buy from farms in Arnside, Silverdale & Yealand Conyers, but dont get to spend as much time in the area as I would like. I'm finding your blog NEARLY as good as being there. Kind Regards, Kate Schofield.

Geoff E (Lancaster) 13th April 2012 Hi Bryan, Just wanted to send my greetings and thanks for such wonderful springtime offerings on your blogs which I can't tell you how much they are appreciated. I check them almost daily and never fail to wonder at your dedication and knowledge of wildlife. Take care..... you are a wonder.... and keep up the good work. Best wishes Geoff.

Mo Richards - 25th March 2014 Hi Bryan,

Felt it was about time to say how enjoyable your blog is, its not fair to go on looking at it without sending an appreciation.

Thought you might like to know that the Flora of Cumbria Indoor meet last Saturday, Geoffrey Halliday said that your refind of the Holly Fern on Hutton Roof last year was the highlight of the Cumbria botanical year.

Keep up the good work,

Cheers,

Mo Richards.