Peace in wild places
An easy amble with the Wild on the outskirts of Greater Manchester on the 13th day of my 30 Days Wild experience.
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Places to visit
With over 40 nature reserves to discover across the North West, there is a Lancashire Wildlife Trust reserve for everyone.
Places to eat
Find out more about where you can grab a drink and a bite to eat whilst visiting our nature reserves across the North West.
Polytunnels are growing places
It’s been a bumper summer in the Brockholes polytunnel with Lindsay Griffiths and her fellow volunteers providing lots of wild and wonderful plants.
Best places to see wading birds in Lancashire, Manchester and Merseyside
We take a look at different species of wading birds, and which ones you can hope to spot on our nature reserves.
Discovering wildlife in other places
I was schmoozing at a conference in Nottingham yesterday, meeting up with lovely colleagues from around the country who are also 30 Days Wilding.
Places where nature can build a home
What is a nature reserve? A nature reserve is a place where wildlife can live, breed, bring up its young. Where birds can sing, hares can box and owls can hoot.
Seven of the best places for autumn walks in Lancashire, Greater Manchester and North Merseyside
Russet leaves, fantastical fungi, exciting wildlife – autumn is a feast for the senses, and our region is full of wonderfully wild, peaceful places to experience the seasonal shift.
My happy place
When the stresses of life get too much, I take a walk through Attenborough Nature Reserve - a form of free therapy. The fresh air, the bird calls, the beauty of nature surrounding me, is calming.…
Bog asphodel
The yellow, star-like flowers of bog asphodel brighten up our peat bogs, damp heaths and moors in early summer, attracting a range of pollinating insects.
Blanket bog
Bleak, treeless and often shrouded in low cloud, blanket bog can seem a desolate habitat. However, the wildness of the huge, empty landscapes and wide skies are compelling, as is the chance of…
Raised bog
Unlike blanket bog, which smothers vast tracts of the uplands, raised bogs are discrete entities, often individually named, and are mostly found within agricultural landscapes in the lowlands.