What to see and do in December
Whether you are a birdwatcher, a walker or simply looking for a festive event, explore our region’s nature reserves this December where a winter wonderland awaits.
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Look – a boatman! Keira’s delight in learning about unusual creatures is even more special when she can find them herself.
Latest wildlife sightings - December 2024
We share sightings from across our reserves over December. Winter wildlife shows us it's resilience in turbulent and icy weather.
Latest wildlife sightings - December 2022
The month of December was frost-edged and a sprinkling of snow transformed our reserves into winter wonderlands.
Latest wildlife sightings – December 2019
It’s back to reality here at the Wildlife Trust after a Christmas season filled with wildlife. In fact, December as a whole was packed with all kinds of fantastic wildlife sightings.
Latest wildlife sightings – December 2021
It’s officially winter. Snow and frost painted the landscape brilliant white in December, but even if the weather had held off, the wildlife sightings would have been a key clue to the change of…
Latest wildlife sightings – December 2020
December brought beautiful snowy landscapes, a chance to recalibrate and, of course, lots of wonderful wildlife sightings at our nature reserves in Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside.
Latest wildlife sightings - December 2025
The chaos of December is the perfect excuse to get out on one of nature reserves to find some calm and solace in nature. Despite busy calendars, our visitors have shared some striking photographs…
Unmissable winter wildlife spectacles and where to see them
From starling murmurations at Brockholes to resplendent short-eared owls in full flight at Lunt Meadows, here are some of the top winter wildlife spectacles you can see in our region this season…
Golden discovery on Winmarleigh Moss
Golden bog moss has been discovered on Lancashire's Winmarleigh Moss for the first time in 150 years!
Winter wildlife
Some say winter is lifeless. It’s anything but. Many birds that fought each other off all spring and summer now gather together in enormous numbers, and starlings fill the skies with the incredible patterns of their murmurations. Arctic visitors make the coasts their winter home, while seal colonies haul themselves onto our beaches to noisily stake out their territory. It’s the toughest time of year, but even at this, the darkest, coldest and least promising time of year, life goes on.
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 birds on our reserves!