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Author: Duncan Bye

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A Celebration of a local woodland

By Duncan Bye Posted on 6th November 2019 Posted in Uncategorised

On Monday 2nd December at 7pm at St Wilfrids Parish Community Hall, Doncaster Road. Brayton. YO8 9HE, the Friends of Brayton Barff are giving a 2 hour presentation on Brayton Barff and Britain’s woodlands. The purpose of this evening event …

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Rawcliffe Meadows Tree Sparrow boxes are installed

By Duncan Bye Posted on 17th October 2019 Posted in Club News

Following a recent donation from the club tthe Friends of Rawcliffe Meadows have now installed new Tree Sparrow nest boxes. https://rawcliffemeadows.wordpress.com/2019/10/13/rawcliffe-meadows-work-party-13th-october-2019-tree-sparrow-nest-boxes/

YOC trip Hatfield Moor 15th September

By Duncan Bye Posted on 15th September 2019 Posted in Trip Reports

Seven members met at 8am in the main Hatfield Moor car park. It was a first ever club trip to this site and a first visit for many of the members. From the car park, 1-2 Green Woodpeckers were heard …

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Gabble Ratchet

By Duncan Bye Posted on 15th September 2019 Posted in Club News

The Nightjar Brewery in Mytholmroyd: https://nightjarbrew.co.uk/ has recently brewed a beer called Gabble Ratchet (an old Yorkshire name for Nightjars) and had delivered some consignments to two pubs in the York area; the Grey Horse in Elvington and the Drovers …

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Operation Owl

By Duncan Bye Posted on 15th September 2019 Posted in Club News

Operation Owl is a national campaign to increase public awareness of bird of prey persecution and to seek support in tackling it head on. Full details can be found here: https://www.operationowl.com/ North Yorkshire is a national hotspot for raptor persecution …

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Recent Donations

By Duncan Bye Posted on 13th September 2019 Posted in Club News

This year we have been delighted to be able to donate a total of £2500 to support local wildlife and conservation projects. First of all £1800 was donated to the Friends of the Lower Derwent Valley for two projects £300 …

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