What to see and do in February
Embracing winter wonders and exploring our nature reserves in the chilled splendour of February offers more than you might imagine. Here we recommend our favourite things to see and do in February…
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Latest wildlife sightings - February 2026
Just as snowdrops and croci are starting to pop up through the cold ground, wildlife on our nature reserves across the north west continues to inspire and fascinate us. Discover the wildlife…
Latest wildlife sightings - February 2023
February brought with it the promise of spring, offering a generous scattering of warm bright days and big blue skies but still with all the freshness of winter upon the air.
Latest wildlife sightings – February 2019
How was that for a February? A spell of unseasonably warm and sunny weather has given spring a bit of a kick up the bum, so what has been seen at our reserves and local sites?
My discovery
Look – a boatman! Keira’s delight in learning about unusual creatures is even more special when she can find them herself.
Latest wildlife sightings – February 2021
Change is in the air. Wildlife is showing us that the seasons are starting to turn across Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside.
Latest wildlife sightings – February 2020
What a month. Storms Dennis and Ciara caused chaos across our region and Brockholes Nature Reserve was hit by flooding. Thankfully there was still plenty of wildlife to brighten up the month.
Latest wildlife sightings - February 2024
Evenings are getting noticeably lighter for longer, spring flowers are bursting forth and our reserves are teeming with wonderful wild sights.
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!
February photography competition results
February’s photography competition theme was ‘Winter Birds’ and we received a delightful selection of photographs from right across our region.
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.