Golden discovery on Winmarleigh Moss
Golden bog moss has been discovered on Lancashire's Winmarleigh Moss for the first time in 150 years!
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My discovery
Look – a boatman! Keira’s delight in learning about unusual creatures is even more special when she can find them herself.
Vital funding secured for the ‘discovery’ of North West’s peatlands
Peatlands across Lancashire, Cumbria and Greater Manchester will be identified and investigated thanks to thousands of pounds of ‘discovery’ funding from the Government’s Nature for Climate…
Educational Visits at Bolton Environmental Resource Centre
Bolton Environmental Resource Centre sits on the edge of Seven Acres Local Nature Reserve, making it a fantastic setting for children to explore the natural world. There is an array of habitats to explore, including wildflower meadows, heathland, hedgerows, wetlands, woodland and Bradshaw Brook running through.
Construction begins on new Learning Centre at Lunt Meadows
After many years of planning, the construction of a brand-new Learning Centre is finally underway at Lunt Meadows Nature Reserve in Sefton, Merseyside.
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.
Job centre attendees offered wellbeing at Brockholes
Brockholes Nature Reserve, a surprisingly serene spot despite it’s proximity to the M6, is a draw for many people whether or not they are avid wildlife watchers and birders.
As well as the…
Education Centres
Visit some of the region's best nature reserves and allow our education team to inspire your class about the natural world.
Sphagnum moss
Sphagnum mosses carpet the ground with colour on our marshes, heaths and moors. They play a vital role in the creation of peat bogs: by storing water in their spongy forms, they prevent the decay…
Ordinary moss
Ordinary moss is very common in gardens and woodlands. moss provides shelter for many minibeasts, so encourage it to grow in your garden by providing logs, stone piles and untidy areas.
Marsh hair moss
The marsh hair moss is the largest moss in the UK. Look out for it in damp woodland and on boggy heathlands where it forms large, green and spikey 'cushions'.
Highfield Moss
This important peatland brims with beautiful birds, bees and beetles, rare mosses and carnivorous plants.