Accessible nature reserves
Limited mobility needn’t mean missing out on nature. Find an accessible nature reserve near you and get closer to wildlife.
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Dog-friendly nature reserves
We have many dog-friendly nature reserves. Find out where you can appreciate nature with your four-legged friend and how to minimise disturbance to wildlife.
Kirkless Local Nature Reserve
Rare willow tits, flower-rich meadows and industrial relics live in harmony in this green oasis which forms a crucial piece of the Wigan Greenheart.
Foxhill Bank Local Nature Reserve
Birds and amphibians thrive in this small but important nature reserve hidden among the urban landscape.
Salthill Quarry Local Nature Reserve
Soak up rainbow-bright wildflowers, skittering butterflies and beautiful birds on-high at this lofty nature reserve near Clitheroe.
Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve
Feel your worries wash away as you stroll around tranquil lakes and peaceful woodlands brimming with wildlife.
Plea to treat fragile nature reserves with care
Nature reserves are fragile places. We need people to treat them with care and consideration to protect the wildlife that lives there.
Nature reserves helping to control flood waters
North West nature reserves have played their part in preventing catastrophic flooding of homes as well as providing habitats for wildlife.
Cross Hill Quarry Local Nature Reserve
Wildlife and wildflowers have reclaimed this former quarry in the heart of the Ribble Valley, now a mosaic of woodland and meadows.
Where to spot birds of prey on our nature reserves
As we drift into autumn so many wildlife spectacles await us, none more so than amazing birds of prey soaring above our nature reserves in Lancashire, Manchester & North Merseyside.
Nurturing Nature at Brockholes Nature Reserve
Lorna Bennett, Reserve Officer at Brockholes, takes us through some of the exciting habitat improvement works happening at Brockholes nature reserve this winter.
Spotlight On: Heysham Nature Reserve's Birds
In his final blog from Heysham Nature Reserve, Alan Wright sees a wildlife spectacle and seeks some of the many birds recorded on the reserve.