Lightshaw Meadows
Rare birds are flourishing and vital habitats being restored at this peaceful wetland nature reserve.
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Summer Meadows
Whether it is a blaze of yellow from meadow buttercups, the spikes of green-winged and early orchid, or the nodding, papery petals of snake’s head fritillary – Britain’s wild meadows hum with life from the first spring bloom to the purple hues of autumn’s meadow saffron.
Lunt Meadows
No matter the time of year, Lunt Meadows Nature Reserve is brimming with brilliant birdlife, as well as being a fascinating Mesolithic archaeological site.
Golden-bloomed grey longhorn beetle
This beautiful beetle is fond of damp meadows and woodland rides, where it's often found on umbellifers or thistles.
Spring at Lunt Meadows
Our trainee, Emma talks about the changes that spring brings to Lunt Meadows Nature Reserve and how the abundance of growth and new life would have been important to our Mesolithic predecessors.…
School Grounds: Wildflower Meadows
Wildflower meadows not only look beautiful, but they also provide habitats for a broad mix of species.
Black-and-yellow longhorn beetle
This brightly-coloured beetle is often found feeding on flowers on warm days in late spring and summer.
Black-spotted longhorn beetle
These bulky beetles can sometimes be found on flowers in woodland rides or along hedgerows.
Conferences and Events at Lunt Meadows
Welcome to Lunt Meadows, a spectacular wetland nature reserve nestled along the River Alt in North Merseyside, a real destination for bird-lovers and land animals alike. As well as being a nature reserve, Lunt Meadows is a fascinating archaeological site home to one of just a few surviving Mesolithic settlements.
Learning archaeological skills at Lunt Meadows
Aspiring archaeologists from the Museum of Liverpool Emerging Archaeologist programme have been developing their skills at Lunt Meadows
Accessible path opens at Lunt Meadows
A new path has been constructed at Lunt Meadows Nature Reserve.