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Places to visit
With over 40 nature reserves to discover across the North West, there is a Lancashire Wildlife Trust reserve for everyone.
Mayors visit the Manchester Mosses
Their job is to sell Manchester to the world and they now have an added an environmentally-friendly attraction to their portfolio.
A special visit to Brockholes and big thank you to our volunteers
Volunteers were delighted to welcome the Mayor and Mayoress of Preston at a recent volunteer day to transform an area of Brockholes nature reserve into a plant growers paradise.
Group Visits
Whether it’s a full day out or just a quick stop off on the way to your destination, Brockholes is the ideal place for groups to visit, whether it is part of a coach trip, or a community group.
Education outreach visits
Allow us to bring the curriculum to life, and inspire learners with the wonders of the natural world, without leaving your own site. It doesn't matter what your school grounds are like, we want to encourage you to get outside, and make learning hands on and fun!
Prince Harry visits Brockholes
His Royal Highness Prince Harry went down to the woods today and had a wonderful surprise when he met young people on the Myplace project at Brockholes.
Pine marten
Largely confined to the north of the UK, the rare pine marten is nocturnal and very hard to spot. However, it can be enticed to visit a peanut-laden birdtable.
Garden tiger moth
The garden tiger is an attractive, brown-and-white moth of sand dunes, woodland edges, meadows and hedgerows; it will also visit gardens. In decline, it is suffering from the 'tidying up…
Thieves steal fox and hare from Little Woolden Moss
A wildlife trail to encourage families to visit a Salford nature reserve has been hit by thieves, again.
Festival attracts thousands of nature fans
The first Manchester Festival of Nature had Heaton Park buzzing in the heat of Saturday, as thousands of people paid a visit.
A buzz in the garden
Our volunteer David Merry's garden has been positively buzzing with bumblebee visitors! Find out who has paid a visit this year.