Dramatic views today across Embsay Reservoir with the Sailing Club enjoying the breezy conditions. If you’re interested in joining in and learning more about the club’s activities, here’s a link to the […]
Sailing Into Autumn
Autumn Colour
A beautiful Autumnal morning on Main Street
The Night Sky
October 2021 The Pleiades and Hyades Looking East this month, half way up in the night sky, sits the glorious Pleiades. You can see them clearly with the naked eye and appear […]
Nature Watch
Some raptor updates. Andrew Wilson’s garden was recently visited by a female Merlin and then a couple of days later a male perching on a pergola for quite a while before flying […]
The Night Sky
September 2021 The Andromeda Galaxy This month we are hunting down one of the only objects we can see unaided in the night sky beyond our own galaxy. Looking east towards Low […]
Nature Notes
Hot on the heels of sending in his recent Nature Notes, Andrew Wilson spotted a female kestrel hunting in his garden before it flew off into the nearby railway embankment. It’s the […]
Nature Notes
Pipistrelle bats have been noted on the wing, hunting, in the gardens and fields along Skipton Road at dusk. It is well worth standing outside and watching the aerial acrobatics of these […]
The Night Sky
August 2021 Here in Embsay we are blessed with wonderful views and nature around us, albeit being nibbled away by the relentless march of new housing and high intensity lighting. Nature is […]
Nature Notes – A Rare Visitor
Embsay resident Clare Dunn spotted 11 Black-tailed Godwits at Kempley Pond on Saturday, the 3rd July. An unusual sighting of this rare large wading bird at an important location for wildlife. The […]
The Night Sky
July 2021 The Planets This month the long summer days stretch into the evening making it quite difficult observe deep, dark sky objects. But this month, if you want to see Venus, […]
