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…

January’s photo competition theme was ‘A Winter’s Scene’ and last month's beautiful snowfall offered the perfect opportunity to capture some sensational images.

The UK’s wading birds are some of the hardest species to tell apart, but never fear! We’re here to help you out with some pointers.

December saw our region transformed by a blanket of snow, just in time for our December photography competition which was themed 'Festive Fun'. Here are the results.

Now it’s time perhaps to bring the wild home as another lockdown starts and #12DaysWild and the 12 Days of Christmas comes to a close.

December brought beautiful snowy landscapes, a chance to recalibrate and, of course, lots of wonderful wildlife sightings at our nature reserves in Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside.

This old buzzard moved onto the icy moss which was being swept by a northerly wind and thoughts spun about my heard of the plight of the ground feeding and other birds which have to endure this…

It's Day 10 of the 12 days of Christmas and 12 Days Wild, and peatlands birding legend Dave Steel gets his snowboots on for another epic journey, today, along the banks of the Manchester Ship…

At last I feel that I have finally understood what Bill and Ben the Flowerpot Men were saying all those decades ago.

Less challenging weather out there on the moss today, the birds’ search for food seemed a little easier as the sun worked its de-icing magic upon their snowbound larder.