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Stephen walks around his local patch once or twice a week throughout the year. He looks and listens carefully to discover the wild creatures hidden in the reedbed and surrounding woods.
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Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve
Feel your worries wash away as you stroll around tranquil lakes and peaceful woodlands brimming with wildlife.
Wigan and the wonder of willow tits
One of my highlights of the year is Wigan Flashes Open Day - returning to my childhood home and appreciating it's amazing wildlife.
Wigan Greenheart Landscape Recovery
The Wigan Greenheart Landscape Recovery scheme covers a combined area of over 1,400 hectares, including the Flashes of Wigan and Leigh National Nature Reserve. We are working together with partners, making connections for nature's recovery.
Our work
We lobby government, work with landowners, protect endangered species and restore wild places to create a region rich in wildlife.
Moving to the Wild Wigan
Hannah Westhenry, Wigan Reserve Assistant Ranger, discovers the wonders of Wigan for the first time, and instantly falls in love with the North West.
Abram Flash
Breeding waders and wintering waterfowl fill this mosaic of habitats with colour and chatter.
How to help wildlife at work
Attracting wildlife to your work will help improve their environment – and yours!
Summer Clubbin’ in Wigan
Julia Dixon, Wigan Greenheart Landscape Recovery Scheme Trainee, reflects on the success of Greenheart Summer Club. Families enjoyed fun-filled activities and discovering new green places this…
The beating greenheart of Wigan
The Wigan Greenheart Landscape Recovery Scheme is being developed to restore, rejuvenate and reconnect the borough’s many amazing green spaces – and a new film has been created to showcase the…
Group Visits
Whether it’s a full day out or just a quick stop off on the way to your destination, Brockholes is the ideal place for groups to visit, whether it is part of a coach trip, or a community group.
The colours of Wigan in grasslands video
A project to revive grasslands is adding life and colour to Wigan and playing a part in reversing the biodiversity crisis.