Here’s the latest aerial shots from Brockholes, showing how work is progressing on the visitors centre and how beautiful the rest of the reserve is looking…

Work is due to begin this week on the landmark floating visitor centre at Brockholes, off Junction 31 of the M6. The designs by Adam Khan, chosen through a RIBA competition, are set to provide Lancashire with a new landmark that will attract visitors from all over the UK.

The building has been designed to be carbon neutral, both in construction and operation, and, by floating on the main lake at the reserve, will provide visitors with a “close to nature” feeling unrivalled in the country. Read the rest of this entry »

Lancashire Wildlife Trust has secured £8million of Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) investment to build new visitor facilities at their Brockholes Wetland and Woodland Nature Reserve near J31 of the M6 at Preston. Following last month’s planning approval for the new visitor centre and facilities, the way is now clear to allow construction work to begin.

The reserve will be the gateway to Preston and to the tourist attractions of the area. Although long known as one of the premier sites in the Northwest for migrating birds, it has no visitor facilities and is in need of work to make it safe and welcoming for visitors. Read the rest of this entry »