Lightshaw Meadows
Rare birds are flourishing and vital habitats being restored at this peaceful wetland nature reserve.
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Summer Meadows
Whether it is a blaze of yellow from meadow buttercups, the spikes of green-winged and early orchid, or the nodding, papery petals of snake’s head fritillary – Britain’s wild meadows hum with life from the first spring bloom to the purple hues of autumn’s meadow saffron.
Lunt Meadows
No matter the time of year, Lunt Meadows is brimming with brilliant birdlife.
Spring at Lunt Meadows
Our trainee, Emma talks about the changes that spring brings to Lunt Meadows Nature Reserve and how the abundance of growth and new life would have been important to our Mesolithic predecessors.…
Our projects
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.
Why Does Lunt Meadows Flood?
Lunt Meadows is best known as a wetland nature reserve, but it has another extremely important function: to protect nearby communities from the devasting effects of flooding.
Learning archaeological skills at Lunt Meadows
Aspiring archaeologists from the Museum of Liverpool Emerging Archaeologist programme have been developing their skills at Lunt Meadows
Wild improvements on the way at Lunt Meadows
Thanks to generous funding from Biffa Award, we're on track to make our Lunt Meadows nature reserve even better for people and wildlife in 2021.
Livestock Checking Volunteers – Lunt Meadows
We are looking for a volunteer to join our team of livestock checkers and check the sheep or cattle at Lunt Meadows on Sundays.
Training will be given in how to behave around livestock and…
Work to repair river breach at Lunt Meadows Nature Reserve gets underway
The Environment Agency have begun work to fix a breached riverbank on the River Alt at Lunt Meadows Nature Reserve and Flood Storage Reservoir in the latest phase of response to last month’s…
Meadow buttercup
Meadow buttercup is a tall and stately buttercup, with buttery-yellow flowers that pepper meadows, pastures, gardens and parks with little drops of sunshine.
Meadow grasshopper
The meadow grasshopper can be found in damp, unimproved pastures and meadows throughout summer. Males can be seen rubbing their legs against their wings to create a 'song' for the…