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The Lancashire Wildlife Trust works to ensure that exceptional standards of supporter care are delivered across its supporter base at all times.
All about the warbler
Peatlands birding legend Dave Steel begins his 12 days of Christmas rejoicing with the willow warbler -a 12cm marvel of feathers that migrates to Europe in the summer from Africa, returning in the…
Getting Wild About Gardens
This year's Wild About Gardens theme is 'Swifts, Swallows and House Martins' - birds that all depend on our gardens.
What's so great about ponds?
Putting a pond in your garden is one of the best things you can do to help wildlife, but why? Our Senior Conservation Officer, John Lamb, explains what's so great about ponds and how you can…
All about social wasps
Karen explores the misunderstood world of wasps, starting with the wasps that people are most familiar with, social wasps.
All about the solitary wasp Ectemnius
Karen introduces us to one of her favourite solitary wasps, the genus Ectemnius.
All about the Sticky Bob Bird
Day three of my 12 Days Wild and I am back on the Moss in the wind and rain. Some things never change, but who am I to complain, I choose to be buffeted by the wind and my waterproofs simply…
Five marvellous facts about bats!
Are bats really blind? How do bats stop themselves feeling dizzy after hanging upside-down all day? Super-fast muscles?!
Going about their business on a winter’s day
I suppose I should feel obliged to mention the grey partridge, as I have volunteered to join in on the LWT #12DaysWild over Christmas.
The 'hidden' truth about supermarket mushrooms
Our precious peatlands face a barrage of threats; drainage for agriculture, burning for grouse moor management, and peat extraction for everything from filling bags of compost to growing that…
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If you're planning to raise funds for the Lancashire Wildlife Trust, we would love to hear about it! Let us know what activity or event you're planning, and we will get in touch to support you along the way.