Started in 1988 and working in partnership with Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, the Bolton Wildlife Project has many functions, all with one common theme - to raise awareness and promote the use of locally important wildlife sites and green spaces in Bolton.

From the School Grounds Project to Local Nature Reserves, food-growing opportunities on community allotments to conservation volunteering, the Bolton Wildlife Project has been successfully supporting people and wildlife in Bolton for almost 20 years.

With the opening of the new Environmental Resource Centre scheduled for autumn 2006, its future is assured.

Current projects include:

	School Grounds Project
	Community Food Growing

local nature reserves

	Cunningham Clough, Westhoughton
	Doffcockor Lodge, Bolton
	Eatock Lodge, Westhoughton
	Hall Lee Bank Park, Westhoughton
	Nob End, Bolton
	Red Moss, Bolton
	Seven Acres, Bolton

Volunteering

There are plenty of opportunities to get involved in the creation and conservation of wildlife habitats in Bolton.

Bolton Conservation Volunteers Mid-Week Group goes out every Wednesday and Thursday working on wildlife projects around Bolton. Get involved and you will have the opportunity to work on woodland management, wildflower meadow creation and management, creating and looking after ponds, planting trees and new hedgerows, rebuilding dry stone walls and much, much, more!

As you learn new skills, you will enjoy visiting interesting places in your local countryside with like-minded people.

Come along and make new friends, enjoy a great social life, find out about wildlife, have fun and keep fit into the bargain!

The Mid-Week Group work on sites across Bolton and beyond including: Seven Acres Country Park, Doffcocker Lodge, Longworth Clough, Wigan Flashes, Clifton Moss, Eatock Lodge and Hall Lee Bank Park.

In addition to these interesting sites, work is also carried out at local schools and on community allotments. Since 1988 over 100 schools and colleges have been assisted with the construction of environmental areas and wildlife gardens.

If this doesn't sound like your idea of fun, why not volunteer on one of our community allotments? Learn to grow organic food in a wildlife friendly manner, and enjoy the produce while you're at it!

Alternatively come and help in the office! We always have publicity which needs creating, databases which need building, mail-outs which need sending and endless other tasks.

Work placements can be arranged if you require experience either for college, university or as a stepping stone to paid employment. Contact us on 01204 663754 to arrange a chat.