What to see and do in October
October is a month full of wildlife spectacles, with golden woodlands, migrating birds, fascinating fungi and a whole range of autumnal events taking place! Here are some of our top things to see…
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Latest Wildlife Sightings - October
Nature in October sends us a riot of colour and woodland treasures to discover across our reserves. Our visitors and fellow wildlife lovers have shared some beautiful autumnal images with us.…
Latest wildlife sightings - October 2022
Autumn by name, but not quite by nature. Take a look at some of our latest wildlife sightings from October.
Latest wildlife sightings – October 2020
Autumn is in full swing and nature has been putting on a real show across Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside. Check out our October wildlife sightings and see what you could spot.
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 – October 2019
Autumn has well and truly arrived. With leaves turning orange and migrant birds flying in from overseas, it’s a wonderful time to head out and spot wildlife. Here are some of our top wildlife…
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…
Latest wildlife sightings – October 2021
The onset of autumn brought some exciting migratory birds, the first frost and stunning colour to our nature reserves last month.
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.
October Half-Term
With plenty of activities for the whole family, join us this October half-term for a whole lot of fun!
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…