Golden discovery on Winmarleigh Moss
Golden bog moss has been discovered on Lancashire's Winmarleigh Moss for the first time in 150 years!
Golden bog moss has been discovered on Lancashire's Winmarleigh Moss for the first time in 150 years!
Lancashire’s largest peatland is being restored to its former glory as a haven for rare wildlife and an invaluable carbon store.
Carnivorous sundews plants have been reintroduced to Winmarleigh Moss in Lancashire, after habitat destruction caused them to disappear over 100 years ago.
This bog-loving butterfly is mostly found in the north of the UK, where it takes to the wing in summer.
Locally known as the Manchester argus, habitat destruction forced the large heath butterfly into extinction across Greater Manchester well over 100 years ago, but through our Species…
£30,000 has been awarded from the Lancashire Environmental Fund for habitat restoration and plant reintroduction works at Winmarleigh Moss SSSI, to bring back lost plant species including white…
Two months after we collected pregnant large heath butterflies from a special donor site, more than 150 rare caterpillars have hatched in their temporary home at Chester Zoo, destined for release…
Discover the different ways that moths and butterflies spend the winter.