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Close-up of harebell plants growing in grassland. They are pale blue and bell-shaped

Latest wildlife sightings – July 2021

We’ve spotted butterflies-galore across Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside over the past month, but these weren’t the only wildlife highlights. Take a look at our July wildlife sightings…

A pair of dark-bellied Brent geese standing in a pool in a green field

Latest wildlife sightings – January 2021

Snow, hail, floods, sunshine, gales – we had every weather imaginable last month – not that the wildlife seemed to mind! Here are the latest sightings from our nature reserves.

Ponds and pools at Lunt Meadows nature reserve surrounded by lush vegetation

Celebrating wetlands - where land meets water

We may be a ‘wet’ nation, but wetlands – wildlife-rich, carbon-capturing oases – are in shorter supply than you might think. Wetlands have largely been removed from our landscape, and this loss is…

A lunar hornet clearwing moth standing on a car windscreen and flapping its wings

Latest wildlife sightings – July 2020

It’s safe to say it’s been a very strange year so far. We had to temporarily close our large reserves with car parks and visitor facilities, and still face uncertainty with staff on furlough and…

Croxteth Park

How to safely record wildlife in your local park

After the exciting bio-blitz weekend of the City nature Challenge 2020, it’s time to keep the wildlife recording going all year long. Euan Burns discusses about how to safely record wildlife in…

A pair of snipe roosting on a pool at Seaforth Nature Reserve

Latest wildlife sightings – November 2019

Brrrr, there’s definitely a chill in the air, but that didn’t stop wildlife right across Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside from keeping us on our toes through November.

The restored wildflower meadow at Ousel Nest LNR

Breathing life back into Ousel Nest

An inspiring conversation with Sammy Kitchen, from Ousel Nest LNR, proves that with steely determination we can accomplish amazing things for wildlife.

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