Barlow Common LNR.
The Common in the shadow of Drax power station.
This is an amazing little reserve brimming with wildlife and wildflowers. In years gone by the land was used for common grazing, then when the railways could buy it for a pittance it was turned into a tip. Following the second world war the debris from the bombing of Hull was also dumped here. Finally all this rubble was covered with soil and the depression resulting from this allowed to fill with water. This is now the main pond. The site is now run by Selby DC and it is a remarkable example of what can be done with derelict sites.
The fishermans pond.
Again another little gem only a few miles adrift from the M62 and nestling in the shadows of Drax power station. The carparking is excellent and good paths take you around the reserve. Oak, beech, willow, alder, marsh and reedbeds provide ideal vegetation for all types of wildlife.
We thought that this site would be somewhere to come to fill in a couple of hours but having been round it, would love to come for much longer. With the reserve being so new, it was opened in 2002 it seems as though word has not gone out that it exists, hence the reason why the visitor centre was not open. Suits us, the quieter the better. We'll be back!
Everywhere was awash with colour.
Green Woodpecker, Coal, Blue, Longtailed and Great Tit, Tree Creeper, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Chaffinch.
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