Welcome
Welcome to the Hull Valley Wildlife Group temporary website. The new build is well under way now and it is hoped that the new site will be published early in the new year. Please continue to send in your news, sightings, and any photographs as you have been doing to the same address as previously ie wildlife@themanor555.fsworld.co.uk
About Our Area
The River Hull valley hosts a variety of wildlife, but much of it is restricted to a small number of protected and managed sites. Much of the Hull Valley was once marsh and rough grazing or "carr" land, the breeding habitats of Snipe and Lapwing, but these have virtually all been drained. Carrs can still be found at Watton, while High Eske Nature Reserve contains an excellent marsh at Pulfin.
Although the headwaters of the River Hull still contain interesting riverine flora and fauna, the man-made reservoirs at Tophill and old gravel pits at Brandesburton and Frodingham are particularly attractive to wildlife.
Over 175 bird species are regularly recorded each year in the valley, together with a variety of mammals including 5 species of bat, and there have been recent sightings of Otter. More than 20 species of butterfly and a dozen dragonfly species are observed annually.
Scarce breeding birds in the valley include Great Crested Grebe, Grey Heron, Shelduck, Little Ringed Plover, Little Owl, Kingfisher, Tree Sparrow and Corn Bunting.
In the upper reaches of the valley, significant numbers of wildfowl winter. All five species of Grebe, seven species of Geese, and seventeen species of duck are regularly seen. The area frequently hosts migrant Garganey and wintering Goldeneye, Smew and Goosander.
The Hull Valley is also a migration route for waders, with Green and Wood Sandpipers, Greenshank, Black-tailed Godwit and Ruff passing through annually. Near the mouth of the River Hull, large numbers of waders including Golden Plover and Curlew can be seen on the mudflats between Paull and Saltend
Although the headwaters of the River Hull still contain interesting riverine flora and fauna, the man-made reservoirs at Tophill and old gravel pits at Brandesburton and Frodingham are particularly attractive to wildlife.
Over 175 bird species are regularly recorded each year in the valley, together with a variety of mammals including 5 species of bat, and there have been recent sightings of Otter. More than 20 species of butterfly and a dozen dragonfly species are observed annually.
Scarce breeding birds in the valley include Great Crested Grebe, Grey Heron, Shelduck, Little Ringed Plover, Little Owl, Kingfisher, Tree Sparrow and Corn Bunting.
In the upper reaches of the valley, significant numbers of wildfowl winter. All five species of Grebe, seven species of Geese, and seventeen species of duck are regularly seen. The area frequently hosts migrant Garganey and wintering Goldeneye, Smew and Goosander.
The Hull Valley is also a migration route for waders, with Green and Wood Sandpipers, Greenshank, Black-tailed Godwit and Ruff passing through annually. Near the mouth of the River Hull, large numbers of waders including Golden Plover and Curlew can be seen on the mudflats between Paull and Saltend
Jays
There seems to be an influx of Jays into our area with records being sent from many areas. If you have seen or do see any please send in your records
It's Back see Tophill Page for details
Great new Kingfisher photo in our photo gallery
Fungi Fans check out our Newspage
New fungi species for Tophill Low
Cettis Warblers at Tophill
See Sightings page for details
Photographs
We could do with a few more recent photographs to post on the site. Anything to do with wildlife in our area. One or two caterpillar photos have been sent recently and provide interesting viewing so anything unusual as well as your normal pictures would be great Thanks
Tophill Low Events
A new page has been added to the site listing forthcoming events at Tophill Low
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