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From practical conservation to visitor engagement, we have a host of volunteering opportunities available across our region.
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Why I'm a volunteer
Lunt Meadows volunteer, Phil, tells us all about what inspires him to volunteer with Lancashire Wildlife Trust.
Growing carnivorous plants
One of the largest costs to upland peatland restoration is the purchase of plug plants, most often sphagnum mosses due to the number needed to restore habitats. Back in 2024 Lancashire Wildlife…
Polytunnels are growing places
It’s been a bumper summer in the Brockholes polytunnel with Lindsay Griffiths and her fellow volunteers providing lots of wild and wonderful plants.
News
Keep up-to-date on all the news from Lancashire Wildlife Trust, including visits, campaigns, latest sightings and so much more.
The Greenhouse Project - A volunteer perspective
My name is Oliver Hill. I have been working alongside the Lancashire Wildlife Trust for half a year. The reason I am writing this blog is to show the work that I have done with the Trust and the…
Wildflower growing trial inspires nature conservation from home
This summer, green-fingered volunteers have turned their houses and gardens into plant nurseries, growing native wildflowers for Lancashire Wildlife Trust, as part of a trial to involve people in…
Inspiration and celebration at our 2018 Volunteer Conference
From willow weaving workshops to inspiring talks about conquering the plastic crisis, our 2018 Volunteer Conference was a huge success.
Reduce food waste
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Food for our insect hordes
There is an unwritten expectation that as I roam in these 30 days Wild, out on Chat Moss, that I will be a food source for many an insect.
My soul food
For Dave, the mosslands are not only a place to watch and record birds, but evoke childhood memories of watching wildlife with his father. Only ten miles away from Greater Manchester, he’s always…
Citizen Science – Become a willow tit survey volunteer
Wet Willow Wildlife is our Species Survival Fund project enhancing wet willow habitats at landscape scale to support a multitude of species, including the wonderful willow tit, bees, moths,…