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Bad news for bees: Government reverses ban on bee-killing neonicotinoids
The Government has bowed to pressure from the National Farmers Union and agreed to authorise the use of the highly damaging neonicotinoid thiamethoxam for the treatment of sugar beet seed in 2021…
Waterfowl and Waders
Rafts for Ratty: new floating islands help to monitor water voles
Lancashire Wildlife Trust staff and volunteers at Lunt Meadows Nature Reserve and Flood Storage Reservoir in Sefton have built nineteen small rafts to help keep an eye on one of the site’s more…
Pollinator Parade spreads the word for nature
Hundreds of people will join the popular Pollinator Parade as it returns to the Manchester Festival of Nature at Heaton Park this June.
In praise of 'the brown budgie'
Sparrows are some of our most familiar birds, but their lives aren't as 'everyday' as they might seem, as our volunteer David Merry explains.
Midland hawthorn
In May, our hedgerows and woodland edges burst into life as Midland hawthorn erupts with masses of pinky-white blossom. During the autumn, red fruits known as 'haws' appear.
A special visit to Brockholes and big thank you to our volunteers
Volunteers were delighted to welcome the Mayor and Mayoress of Preston at a recent volunteer day to transform an area of Brockholes nature reserve into a plant growers paradise.
Upland birch wood
Elegant, airy woodlands of silver-barked birches found across the northern uplands. Often transient in feel, with scattered trees growing over the heathy field layer of the surrounding moorland,…
My own Wild Lookout
This may not look like heaven to many people, but this is my patch of wild paradise in the centre of urban sprawl.
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Keep up to date with the latest stories, research, projects and challenges as we work to tackle the climate and nature crisis.
Sand sedge
Sand sedge is an important feature of our coastal sand dunes, helping to stabilise the dunes, which allows them to grow up and become colonised by other species.