December 19, 2024 at 7:08 AM
Winter solstice nearly here
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#solstice #winterSolstice #landscapePhotography #Yorkshire #shortestDay #SkipwithCommon
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#solstice #winterSolstice #landscapePhotography #Yorkshire #shortestDay #SkipwithCommon
December 20, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Winter solstice nearly here
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#solstice #winterSolstice #landscapePhotography #Yorkshire #shortestDay #SkipwithCommon
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#solstice #winterSolstice #landscapePhotography #Yorkshire #shortestDay #SkipwithCommon
Wryneck still present on #SkipwithCommon NNR - thanks to Chris Gomersall for the update @yorkbirding.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Wryneck still present on #SkipwithCommon NNR - thanks to Chris Gomersall for the update @yorkbirding.bsky.social
Wryneck present on #SkipwithCommon NNR today (in gorse 150m along Sands Lane from the main car park) @yorkbirding.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Wryneck present on #SkipwithCommon NNR today (in gorse 150m along Sands Lane from the main car park) @yorkbirding.bsky.social
One of our fabulous Longhorn Cattle from #SkipwithCommon NNR - fantastically sketched by @niqvassie.bsky.social
December 6, 2024 at 4:15 PM
One of our fabulous Longhorn Cattle from #SkipwithCommon NNR - fantastically sketched by @niqvassie.bsky.social
Yesterday saw the first returning Woodlarks at #SkipwithCommon NNR, with just a little sub-song noted in the cold conditions. Please only view (or listen) from the access tracks on the Common to avoid disturbance, thank you @yorkbirding.bsky.social
February 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Yesterday saw the first returning Woodlarks at #SkipwithCommon NNR, with just a little sub-song noted in the cold conditions. Please only view (or listen) from the access tracks on the Common to avoid disturbance, thank you @yorkbirding.bsky.social
Can visitors to #SkipwithCommon NNR please be aware of the habitat creation work to be carried out during the week of the 28th September – full details and alternative route below @yorkbirding.bsky.social
September 22, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Can visitors to #SkipwithCommon NNR please be aware of the habitat creation work to be carried out during the week of the 28th September – full details and alternative route below @yorkbirding.bsky.social
Silver birch trees in winter at Skipwith Common, North Yorkshire, England
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#trees #silverbirch #woods #skipwithcommon #Yorkshire
February 23, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Silver birch trees in winter at Skipwith Common, North Yorkshire, England
#trees #silverbirch #woods #skipwithcommon #Yorkshire
#trees #silverbirch #woods #skipwithcommon #Yorkshire
Large numbers of Lesser Redpoll are currently on the move through the #LDV - one ringed at 5pm on the 6th October at #SkipwithCommon NNR was recaught by another ringer, 29 km away, at Thorpe Marsh at 11.30am the following morning @yorkbirding.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Large numbers of Lesser Redpoll are currently on the move through the #LDV - one ringed at 5pm on the 6th October at #SkipwithCommon NNR was recaught by another ringer, 29 km away, at Thorpe Marsh at 11.30am the following morning @yorkbirding.bsky.social
Five Wheatears were also recorded near East Cottingwith yesterday morning, and the first Orange Tip and Speckled Wood butterflies were seen on the wing at #SkipwithCommon NNR on Tuesday, with a Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock and Comma also recorded 🦋 @yorkbirding.bsky.social
April 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Five Wheatears were also recorded near East Cottingwith yesterday morning, and the first Orange Tip and Speckled Wood butterflies were seen on the wing at #SkipwithCommon NNR on Tuesday, with a Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock and Comma also recorded 🦋 @yorkbirding.bsky.social
Several @btobirds.bsky.social Lesser Redpoll recoveries have come in recently from birds ringed around the #LDV and #SkipwithCommon NNR last autumn (Sept/Oct), which have been recaught elsewhere (this April) inc. individuals to Nottinghamshire, Wiltshire and Surrey – 296 km to the south 🐦
April 30, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Several @btobirds.bsky.social Lesser Redpoll recoveries have come in recently from birds ringed around the #LDV and #SkipwithCommon NNR last autumn (Sept/Oct), which have been recaught elsewhere (this April) inc. individuals to Nottinghamshire, Wiltshire and Surrey – 296 km to the south 🐦
We’ve just downloaded some more data from our recently GPS-tagged Woodcock, with this mapped individual spending time feeding in just a couple of fields near #SkipwithCommon during the night and roosting up on the NNR during the day @yorkbirding.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
We’ve just downloaded some more data from our recently GPS-tagged Woodcock, with this mapped individual spending time feeding in just a couple of fields near #SkipwithCommon during the night and roosting up on the NNR during the day @yorkbirding.bsky.social
Fascinating little creatures! Now appearing on the wing throughout the area on warm sunny days - keep your eyes peeled, especially on #SkipwithCommon NNR around the bomb bay loop 👀
Sawfly by-catch having a spruce-up after removal from the sweep net. 🙂 One of a few Dark-edged Beeflies (Bombylius major) at Thornton in the @ldvnnr.bsky.social today. @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social @ynuorg.bsky.social
March 19, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Fascinating little creatures! Now appearing on the wing throughout the area on warm sunny days - keep your eyes peeled, especially on #SkipwithCommon NNR around the bomb bay loop 👀
Great to hear about the first Adder of the year this week (seen on #SkipwithCommon NNR on Wednesday), along with the first Comma of the year enjoying the warm spring sunshine 🐍🦋
March 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Great to hear about the first Adder of the year this week (seen on #SkipwithCommon NNR on Wednesday), along with the first Comma of the year enjoying the warm spring sunshine 🐍🦋
Great to confirm the presence of Palmate Newts on #SkipwithCommon NNR this week thanks to @darrenstarkey.bsky.social, who has been helping to train some of our newer team members as they work towards their newt licences @froglife.bsky.social
April 10, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Great to confirm the presence of Palmate Newts on #SkipwithCommon NNR this week thanks to @darrenstarkey.bsky.social, who has been helping to train some of our newer team members as they work towards their newt licences @froglife.bsky.social
Despite the prolonged drought during the summer months #SkipwithCommon NNR is looking rather nice at the moment, and whilst the recent rainfall has helped the fire risk does remain high, so please do continue to take care and be aware when visiting the site, thank you.
August 30, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Despite the prolonged drought during the summer months #SkipwithCommon NNR is looking rather nice at the moment, and whilst the recent rainfall has helped the fire risk does remain high, so please do continue to take care and be aware when visiting the site, thank you.
Our team have also been present on #SkipwithCommon NNR this week, clearing some of the ditch lines, creating glades and making flight lines between areas of open heath. Nice to also see a flock of 400+ Lesser Redpoll on there as part of the large movement going on at present 🐦
November 1, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Our team have also been present on #SkipwithCommon NNR this week, clearing some of the ditch lines, creating glades and making flight lines between areas of open heath. Nice to also see a flock of 400+ Lesser Redpoll on there as part of the large movement going on at present 🐦
Our latest BTO ringing recoveries inc. a young Chiffchaff ringed at #SkipwithCommon NNR (presumably on passage) on 01/09/25, which was then controlled by ringers just 24 days later, 701 km away in Trunvel, Treogat, Finistère, France @yorkbirding.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Our latest BTO ringing recoveries inc. a young Chiffchaff ringed at #SkipwithCommon NNR (presumably on passage) on 01/09/25, which was then controlled by ringers just 24 days later, 701 km away in Trunvel, Treogat, Finistère, France @yorkbirding.bsky.social
Tonight sees the last episode of the fantastic BBC series 'Hamza's Hidden Wild Isles', and this is the episode we’ve all been waiting for (winter), when Hamza visits the #LDV and #SkipwithCommon NNR in search of the elusive Woodcock - tune into BBC One at 6:15pm 📺 @yorkbirding.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Tonight sees the last episode of the fantastic BBC series 'Hamza's Hidden Wild Isles', and this is the episode we’ve all been waiting for (winter), when Hamza visits the #LDV and #SkipwithCommon NNR in search of the elusive Woodcock - tune into BBC One at 6:15pm 📺 @yorkbirding.bsky.social
Thanks to our keen local moth recorder Darren for sending us these interesting records this week from #SkipwithCommon NNR - despite the weather! Rather amazing, and just shows what can be found even in these conditions ❄️🦋
Found 17 overwintering Herald in an old air raid shelter on Skipwith Common this afternoon @ldvnnr.bsky.social @bcyorkshire.bsky.social
January 10, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Thanks to our keen local moth recorder Darren for sending us these interesting records this week from #SkipwithCommon NNR - despite the weather! Rather amazing, and just shows what can be found even in these conditions ❄️🦋
Great to have Froglife back in the #LDV again this week running another Great Crested Newt training course, held between our NNR Base at Bank Island (theory session) and #SkipwithCommon NNR at dusk for the fieldwork - nice to see both NNRs being used for training and learning.
March 28, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Great to have Froglife back in the #LDV again this week running another Great Crested Newt training course, held between our NNR Base at Bank Island (theory session) and #SkipwithCommon NNR at dusk for the fieldwork - nice to see both NNRs being used for training and learning.
The first Emperor Moth of the year was recorded last week on the lowland heath of #SkipwithCommon NNR. It's always nice to record them each spring, such attractive moths – largely confined to the heathland in the Vale of York. Thanks to @darrenstarkey.bsky.social for the record and image 📸
May 15, 2026 at 1:18 PM
The first Emperor Moth of the year was recorded last week on the lowland heath of #SkipwithCommon NNR. It's always nice to record them each spring, such attractive moths – largely confined to the heathland in the Vale of York. Thanks to @darrenstarkey.bsky.social for the record and image 📸
Following a record of a Brimstone on Monday, the first Adder for the year was recorded by our team on #SkipwithCommon NNR on Tuesday (one of our earliest sightings) - great news given an apparent decline at this site over recent years 🐍
February 26, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Following a record of a Brimstone on Monday, the first Adder for the year was recorded by our team on #SkipwithCommon NNR on Tuesday (one of our earliest sightings) - great news given an apparent decline at this site over recent years 🐍
Great to have our fantastic team back together and back out on the reserve again this week following the Christmas and New Year break, with work undertaken at both #SkipwithCommon and #ForgeValleyWoods NNRs 🌲
January 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Great to have our fantastic team back together and back out on the reserve again this week following the Christmas and New Year break, with work undertaken at both #SkipwithCommon and #ForgeValleyWoods NNRs 🌲
Our team have also been busy on #SkipwithCommon NNR recently carrying out boundary fencing repairs, to help out Escrick Park Estate and to keep the Exmoor Ponies, English Longhorn Cattle and Hebridean Sheep safe, all of which help with the management of the heathland via grazing 🐎🐑
April 9, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Our team have also been busy on #SkipwithCommon NNR recently carrying out boundary fencing repairs, to help out Escrick Park Estate and to keep the Exmoor Ponies, English Longhorn Cattle and Hebridean Sheep safe, all of which help with the management of the heathland via grazing 🐎🐑