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Discover Wildlife

Welcome to the Discovery Centre for the Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside! In this section, we hope you can learn a bit more about the diverse species of wildlife we are lucky enough to have in our area:

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Birds >>

Lapwings, bittern, whooper swans, they’re all here…

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Mammals >>

Learn about our hares, bats, squirrels, badgers, etc…

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Reptiles & Amphibians >>

We’ve got frogs, toads, lizards and more…

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Fish & Marine Mammals >>

Find out what’s under the sea and in our rivers…

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Invertebrates >>

They don’t have a backbone but we love ‘em anyway…

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Wildflowers >>

Find out what to look out for on your walks…

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Trees >>

They’re the oldest and tallest things around…

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Fungi >>

Who could fail to love stinkhorns and death caps?

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Mosses >>

Find out about the Cinderellas of the plant world…

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Others >>

Just what are protists, anyway?