Mum isn’t always the word, especially in nature. Meet the incredible wild dads ensuring their young get the best start in life.

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…

From starfish to sharks, our Irish Sea is full of rock and roll sea stars with more charisma than even the most legendary frontman.

The warm April weather seemed to give spring a bit of a boost and there certainly wasn’t a shortage of wildlife sightings at our nature reserves.

Spring is in full swing, and we have seen the return of some wonderful wildlife at our nature reserves!

Spring is in full swing and don’t we know it! There have been lots of exciting sightings across Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside, and they aren’t showing any signs of slowing down.

We’re full of the joys of spring, and wildlife is too. Migratory birds are arriving, dragonflies are emerging and the weather is finally brightening up.

What wildlife has been spotted across our reserves across Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside this month?