From restoring Manchester's peatlands to connecting young people with the nature on their doorstep, our projects stretch right across Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside and encompass everything from conservation to community engagement.

Our forestry project promotes best practice in sustainable woodland management by demonstrating how to generate an income whilst enhancing the woodland ecology.

The Greenhouse Project seeks to support people to develop skills in growing food – fruit, vegetables and wildlife friendly plants – and live more in harmony with the natural world. 

The South Pennines Grasslands Project aims to restore, improve and create species-rich grassland on the West Pennine Moors.

The warmest of our greenhouses at Witton

This was the first of the greenhouses to be developed and is largely given over to the production of annual vegetables.

Learn how we're restoring lowland raised bogs in the Chat Moss area and engaging local communities with this fascinating habitat across three key reserves.

We've lost 80% of our sand dunes in 150 years. We want to raise awareness of this important habitat and protect its wildlife.

We lobby government, work with landowners, protect endangered species and restore wild places to create a region rich in wildlife.