Blog

There is nothing better than walking into a room to see a sea of smiling faces, welcome to Volunteer Conference 2019.

Forest School Officer Trisha McGlynn shares the fun she's been having with her Forest School trainees and learners in Manchester.

It’s been a busy month in our region. Insects have been making the most of the last pollen and nectar, many summer migrant birds have started flying back to warmer climes and fungi are popping up…

Brighter Breightmet is a meeting of wildlife and community which, since 2016, has been restoring the graveyard of St James’ Church in the area of Bolton known as Breightmet. Find out how they…

Spring and summer aren’t the only seasons for moth-spotting – you can find moths in your garden all year-round! But which species prefer balmy summer nights and which like flying when it’s frosty…

What’s your favourite thing about autumn? Ours is fungi, and there are so many weird and wonderful wild mushrooms and moulds appearing at the moment that it’d be a crime not to go for a fungi walk…

Our volunteer, David Merry, has welcomed all kinds of noisy young visitors to his garden over summer. Read all about the merry band of young birds he's had the pleasure of watching.

Are bats really blind? How do bats stop themselves feeling dizzy after hanging upside-down all day? Super-fast muscles?!

From our infamous worker bee to the more unusual looking shield bugs with bodies resembling medieval armour, Manchester is crawling with insects.

Volunteers have been integral to the Trust since we first began fighting for local wildlife. One of our amazing volunteers, Janet Edmunds, has written all about some of her earliest volunteering…