Friends of Gill Beck Valley
@gillbeckvalley.bsky.social
Advocates for nature in the Gill Beck Valley Baildon/Hawksworth, West Yorkshire
Strange times. Last week it was parched, brown and silent. All the local swallows vanished. This week it rains and we have 48 of them back again. Where did they go in between. 48 is more than we've had post-breeding for several years. Makes so much difference to have life back in the landscape
September 5, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Strange times. Last week it was parched, brown and silent. All the local swallows vanished. This week it rains and we have 48 of them back again. Where did they go in between. 48 is more than we've had post-breeding for several years. Makes so much difference to have life back in the landscape
Absolutely gazillions of baby leeches in our invertebrate count at the mouth of the Gill Beck today. There are 17 species of leeches in the UK... We have seen at least two in the beck
May 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Absolutely gazillions of baby leeches in our invertebrate count at the mouth of the Gill Beck today. There are 17 species of leeches in the UK... We have seen at least two in the beck
This afternoon there was a huge seething toad ball just on the ground by the path at Tong Park
March 26, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This afternoon there was a huge seething toad ball just on the ground by the path at Tong Park
First session of invertebrate sampling in the Gill Beck for this year. Still some life in there then! These are stream mayfly larvae. Thousands of 'em!
March 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
First session of invertebrate sampling in the Gill Beck for this year. Still some life in there then! These are stream mayfly larvae. Thousands of 'em!