Chat Moss Project
Learn how we're restoring lowland raised bogs in the Chat Moss area and engaging local communities with this fascinating habitat across three key reserves.
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Survival out on Chat Moss
It’s always a concern of mine once a snowfall starts to freeze, for straight away I realise that the struggle to find food for birds, like the thrushes, gets so much harder than usual
Houdini’s journey home: A second chance for orphaned red squirrels
Escape artist by name, escape artist by nature; the story of Houdini perfectly captures the inspirational resilience we hope to achieve within The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester, &…
The last red squirrel?
We're appealing today for your help in saving the last red squirrels in Merseyside and Lancashire. Without urgent action and ongoing vigilance, the red squirrel could be gone from the North…
How to tackle climate change and save nature from home
Feeling overwhelmed by the scale of the climate and nature crises? Don’t worry! There are lots of things you can do to help from home.
Could celery help fight climate change?
When a peatland is drained and converted to agriculture, the carbon that was stored in the peat oxidises and gets released into the atmosphere contributing to the climate emergency. As part of a…
The last of the English snow hares
A major citizen science project will be launched in the Peak District and South Pennines this autumn to gather more information about the enigmatic snow hare, and how this species is being…
Save the bees
Guest author, Ben Morris-French, introduces us to the wonderful world of bees and what we can do to help these vital pollinators.
Peat-free campaign launches to help fight climate change
If you were to do just one thing to fight climate change, what would it be? Buy an electric car, install solar panels, give up air travel – or go peat-free?
Peat-free campaign launches to save our peatlands and fight climate change
Gardeners are being told to go peat-free as the climate and wildlife crisis lands in our flower beds and hanging baskets.
Save the planet? First we need to save our peatlands
We can’t underestimate the importance of our peatlands – ‘superhero habitats’ that capture carbon and safeguard rare wildlife. But they only do this when healthy, and the stark reality is that…