Peacock Butterfly Caterpillars

These Peacock butterfly caterpillars were busy chomping away at nettles down at the Denso Marston Nature Reserve at the weekend.

Poetry Reading At The Nature Reserve

I spent a very pleasant couple of hours yesterday afternoon listening to poetry at the Denso Marston Nature Reserve. The event was organised by warden Steve Warrilow who seems to be as enthusiastic about poetry as he is about nature and the nature reserve. People attending the event could, if they wished, read out their favourite poems, or poems which they had written themselves, or as in my case, just listen. Steve writes poetry himself and has had work published recently, he is also a Yorkshire Longsword Dancer, something which I have never heard of before (will have to find out more).

Flag Iris - Denso Marston Nature Reserve

This Flag Iris was growing at the Denso Marston Nature Reserve. The reserve is a small area of land (approximately seven acres) which is sandwiched between a large factory and the banks of the River Aire at Thackley. The site contains ponds, grassland, woodland and a bird feeding station, and is managed by a part time warden and a group of volunteers. I visit the reserve from time to time and hope to post some pictures of the dragonflies and other insects in the near future.