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Stephen walks around his local patch once or twice a week throughout the year. He looks and listens carefully to discover the wild creatures hidden in the reedbed and surrounding woods.
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Growing carnivorous plants
One of the largest costs to upland peatland restoration is the purchase of plug plants, most often sphagnum mosses due to the number needed to restore habitats. Back in 2024 Lancashire Wildlife…
Polytunnels are growing places
It’s been a bumper summer in the Brockholes polytunnel with Lindsay Griffiths and her fellow volunteers providing lots of wild and wonderful plants.
Wildflower growing trial inspires nature conservation from home
This summer, green-fingered volunteers have turned their houses and gardens into plant nurseries, growing native wildflowers for Lancashire Wildlife Trust, as part of a trial to involve people in…
Reduce food waste
10 tips to reduce food waste today!
Food for our insect hordes
There is an unwritten expectation that as I roam in these 30 days Wild, out on Chat Moss, that I will be a food source for many an insect.
My soul food
For Dave, the mosslands are not only a place to watch and record birds, but evoke childhood memories of watching wildlife with his father. Only ten miles away from Greater Manchester, he’s always…
Food, forestry and farming
Almost every type of farming practiced in the UK is also found in Lancashire, Greater Manchester & Liverpool City Region.
Finding food on a rainy morning
It’s Day 7 of my 30 Days Wild adventure – so it’s a cuppa, a bowl of cereal, an appreciation of my better half shopping in a changed world, then a wander onto Chat Moss.
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.
Youth Campaigning Group Application
Apply to join our Youth Campaigning Group!
The Great Manchester Wetlands Land Managers’ Group
Members of the Great Manchester Wetlands Land Managers’ Group recently got together to share their experience of being part of the group.