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Close-up of waterlogged green sphagnum moss

International Bog Day 2022

Every year International Bog Day gives us the chance to celebrate all of our precious peatlands. Find out what we're up to here in Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside.

An osprey flying with a freshly caught fish in its talons

Latest wildlife sightings – March 2022

After what felt like a very long, wet winter, our staff and visitors were overjoyed to feel the arrival of spring – and we think it’s safe to say the wildlife on our nature reserves was, too!

A belted kingfisher, with its blue back and crest visible, sitting on a tree branch against a grey sky

Latest wildlife sightings – November 2021

Despite Storm Arwen shaking things up towards the end of the month, there was still lots of wonderful wildlife to spot across our region. Here are our latest wildlife sightings.

A hedgehog eating cat food in a garden at night

Hedgehog survey results 2021

Our 2021 hedgehog survey was bigger than ever, with 1,356 of you telling us when you last saw a hedgehog. Here’s what we discovered about the fortunes of hedgehogs in Lancashire, Manchester and…

Red round leaved sundew amongst green sphagnum moss at Winmarleigh Moss

Save the planet? First we need to save our peatlands

We can’t underestimate the importance of our peatlands – ‘superhero habitats’ that capture carbon and safeguard rare wildlife. But they only do this when healthy, and the stark reality is that…

Common Blue butterfly female

Latest wildlife sightings – August 2021

From our woods and wetlands to our peat bogs and peaceful coastline, you couldn’t tread anywhere without some wonderful wildlife sightings in August. Catch up with what our staff, volunteers and…

A golden-bloomed grey longhorn beetle sitting on someone's fingers

Latest wildlife sightings – June 2021

With the sun shining and spring beginning to melt into summer, there was no better place to while away June than our nature reserves, especially with so much wildlife to see.

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