Alan Wright joins a woodland walk on one of our new reserves

Karen explores the misunderstood world of wasps, starting with the wasps that people are most familiar with, social wasps.

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.

There’s nothing like summer on our nature reserves. Take a look at our latest wildlife sightings from the month of June.

How well do you know the UK’s swifts? Here are some fascinating facts about our swooping summer visitors.

The Lives of Moths – A Natural History of our Planet’s Moth Life
Andrei Sourakov and Rachel Warren Chadd (Princeton University Press)

When a peatland is drained and converted to agriculture, the carbon that was stored in the peat oxidises and gets released into the atmosphere contributing to the climate emergency. As part of a…

Woodland Wild Flowers - Through the seasons by Alan Waterman

From woodland floors awash with bluebells to eye-catching images of the humble dandelion, we received some remarkable entries this month.

Forest School Officer, Rachel Butler, describes a recent session where parents were able to join their children for a taste of what Forest School is all about.