Emyr Evans
Latest wildlife sightings
What's been seen at our reserves?
The wildlife at our nature reserves changes with the seasons. Spring and summer bring clouds of amazing insects along with migratory birds, autumn heralds spectacular starling murmurations, and winter sees red squirrels foraging out in the open when food is scarce.
The species you see one week may have disappeared the next, so stay up to date using our latest sightings blogs, below. You never know when a rarity will arrive to join some of the North West's most amazing wildlife.
Hedgehog survey results 2024
We conducted our annual Hedgehog Hotspots survey again this autumn, now in its sixth year. Here's what we learned about how these…
Latest wildlife sightings - February 2024
Evenings are getting noticeably lighter for longer, spring flowers are bursting forth and our reserves are teeming with wonderful wild…
The Wonder of Waxwings
Waxwings are a flighty phenomenon in the UK, and here in Lancashire we are in love with them! But what are waxwings, and why do they…
Reflective and hopeful
The final day and a time to reflect and not just on the past #12DaysWild out on Chat Moss but, owing to where I visited today, my…
A mossland Christmas tree
As if I needed a reminder that the penultimate day of this LWT #12DaysWild journey was upon me, the hedge posing as a long line of…
A surprise from my youth
There was once a youngster on his lifetime journey with the natural world (especially birdwatching) who, one rain-blessed and windswept…
Latest Wildlife Sightings - December 2023
‘Twas the month of festivities, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse… except for a few notable…
Every raindrop has a silver lining on the moss
A flooded field, a large pool formed and, finding this to its liking, along came a little egret, on Day Nine of #12DaysWild
Winter sun welcomes our valued guests
We extend a warm welcome to all our visitors from Scandinavia and other such frozen landscapes.
Going about their business on a winter’s day
I suppose I should feel obliged to mention the grey partridge, as I have volunteered to join in on the LWT #12DaysWild over Christmas.…
Wanderers from afar on Day Six of #12DaysWild
“Ambushed” by a posse of at least 90 starlings, all resting on telephone wires along the road I take onto the moss.
Marsh harrier a sign of success
Under the watchful eye of the Moon a wander into a landscape evolving for nature, on Day 5 of #12DaysWild
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