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Nature for all

We should all have access to nature, but sadly, that isn't the case. Youth Council member, Hannah Lee, examines why nature needs to be for all of us.

Wildlife recording inaturalist

The Urban GreenUP

The Baltic Triangle area of Liverpool is not only a vibrant and exciting part of the city, it's wildlife also remains largely unexplored. Discover the Baltic Triangle and support this year…

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…

Sand dunes at Freshfield Dune Heath

My City Nature Challenge experience

Being involved with promoting the 2020 City Nature Challenge has given me a new lease of life when it comes to paying attention to the wildlife around me. It’s shown me that I don’t need to travel…

City Nature Challenge recording event - Moston Fairway

Nature's all around us...

Guest blogger, Tricia Beddow, catches the recording bug at Moston Fairway Nature Reserve whilst taking part in this year's City Nature Challenge

Feral pigeons in Manchester - Terry Whittaker/2020VISION

Urban jungles

Wildlife is right under our noses, all we have to do is look. From kingfishers to peregrine falcons, foxes to striped rosemary beetles. Our cities are wild.

Juvenile herring gulls resting next to the water in Merseyside

The perils of high street wildlife

Close encounters with wildlife don't always happen out in the wilderness. There's plenty of excitement to be had on the high street, too.

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