”LET’S SAVE THE GREEN PLANET EARTH”
Situated in the heart of the Dearne Valley, South Yorkshire lies Old Moor. It is a relativly new 
Nature Reserve for the RSPB and another great place to come and see the Wildlife whilst combining it together with the hobby of Amater Radio. The skies, fields and open water areas are teeming with birds throughout the Year.
Over 250 Acres of Wetland to walk around plus the addition of 7 hides positioned throughout the several trails available to walk. Exciting birds and other wildlife can also be viewed across the lakes from the veranda outside the cafe and there is a Visitors Centre with minute by minute information of sightings plus live video from around the Reserve itself. With a full 
programme of events, there is something for everyone to enjoy including children on school trips and groups or individuals wanting a more one on one guided tour.
At the time of my last visit the grasslands were ablaze with butterflies and orchids 
as well as the new additions to the families of the wildfoul and other Birds. dragonflies were also in abundance even if they were difficult to catch on camera! Old Moor is very important in the Winter time as it is a regular stop to over 8000 Golden Plovers. Current sightings of a Bittern on the reserve was great news too!
The Tree Sparrow was once a common farmland bird but in recent times they have been on the 
decline to an amazing 93% between the 70’s and present times and at that time there were only 4 pairs breeding on the site. Today however there are approx. 50 breeding pairs and individually over 400, another good result for Old Moor.
RSPB at the Old moor site have also created a Wildlife Garden. It is designed to demonstarte that gardening can increase UK biodiversity and improve the quality of life. the garden has been built with young people – participating as part of the Groundwork Dearne Valley scheme – and adults with learning disabilities from the local area.
This group of individuals have been 
volunteering on the site for some time and this has enabled the RSPB at Old Mill to begin a fruitful partnership with Mencap nearby in the city of Leeds. They have also included an ”insect hotel”, made out of salvaged bricks, pallets, and old roof tiles amongst other things!
Thats it for now. I hope you enjoyed your trip into Old Moor, Dearne Valley Nature reserve in Yorkshire, Northern England, please call again soon!
73 de Charles
”LET’S SAVE THE GREEN PLANET EARTH”
