Moorgates Quarry LNR

Habitat

Former quarry with woodland walk and several ponds.

Access

Uppermill (Grid Ref: SD992053).

More Information

OS Map on Bing
Moorgates Trail Leaflet

Species List

2016 Skimmer Magazine

  • Notes from the Chairskimmer16cover
  • Field Trips and Events – 2015 Summary
  • Events and Field Trips 2016
  • Shopping for Dragonflies
  • Dragonflies on a Brittany Canal
  • VC61 South-east Yorkshire Report
  • VC62 & VC65 North-west & North-east Yorkshire Report
  • VC63 South-west Yorkshire Report
  • VC64 Mid-west Yorkshire Report
  • Demoiselles in Poetry
  • A guide to on-line recording using iRecord
  • Sri Lanka
  • Species List for Yorkshire

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2015 Skimmer Magazine (Free Sample)

  • Notes from the Chairskimmer15cover
  • Field Trips and Events – 2014 Summary
  • Events and Field Trips 2015
  • Dragonflies & Wildlife in North Cyprus Sep/Oct 2014
  • Ponds away from home
  • How Many Damselflies?
  • Red-veined Darters at Spurn 2014
  • And we think Emperors are big …………..!
  • VC61 South-east Yorkshire Report
  • VC62 & VC65 North-west & North-east Yorkshire Report
  • VC63 South-west Yorkshire Report
  • VC64 Mid-west Yorkshire Report
  • Broomfleet Washlands
  • Bookcase Essentials
  • Guide to Chalk Rivers of England
  • Recorders’ Day 2015 Saturday 14th March 2015
  • Species List for Yorkshire

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2014 Skimmer Magazine

  • Notes from the Chairskimmer14cover
  • Minutes of the AGM/Indoor Meeting
  • Field Trips and Events – 2013 Summary
  • Events and Field Trips 2014
  • Corfu, Dragonflies and Wildlife, September 2013
  • Environmental DNA (eDNA): a new detection technique
  • Whitefaces
  • VC61 South-east Yorkshire Report
  • VC62 & 65 North-west and North-east Yorkshire Report
  • VC63 South-west Yorkshire Report
  • VC64 Mid-west Yorkshire Report
  • New Hobby and Loving It!
  • Macro Photography without a DSLR

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2013 Skimmer Magazine

  • Notes from the Chairskimmer13cover
  • Minutes of the Indoor Meeting
  • BDS Recorders Conference and BRC Workshop
  • Field Trips and Events – 2012 Summary
  • Events and Field Trips 2012
  • VC61 Report
  • VC62 & 65 Report
  • Dragonflies and Wildlife in the Dordogne (23rd-29th June 2012)
  • An Update to PondNet 2013
  • It’s not all Dragonflies
  • Yorkshire Branch on Facebook, Twitter and Flickr
  • The Odonata of the Scarborough District
  • Species list for Yorkshire

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Thorne Moors – Humberhead Peatlands NNR

Habitat

Former peatland extraction site, currently being restored to heathland.

Access

Grid Reference: SE664094
The nearest large towns to the reserve are Doncaster and Scunthorpe. Follow the signs for Thorne on the A18/M18/M180. Park with care along Grange Road or at the Winning Post Centre in the village of Moorends. The moors can also be accessed from the East via Crowle Moors Grid Ref: SE 759145

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Thorpe Marsh

Habitat

A Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Site – Pastures lined with hedgerows, ponds, lakes and small woodlands.

Access

Grid Reference SE594088
Approach from Arksey or Barnby Dun along Forstead Lane parking near the Norwood Pumping Station.

More Information

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust – Thrope Marsh
Bing OS Map

Species List

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Oakhill & Goole Brick Ponds

Access

Leave the M62 at junction 36 and head towards Goole on the A614. Parking is along Tom Pudding Way near the Tesco distribution centre. A site plan can be downloaded from the Friends of Oakhill Nature Reserve website at the following link:-

http://oakhillnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Maps.pdf

More Information

A plan of the site can be downloaded from East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s website.
OS Map from BING Maps

Species List