Bittern
The shy and retiring bittern is a master of blending in and can be very difficult to spot in its reedbed home. It does sound like a booming foghorn, however, when it calls, so can often be heard…
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Bittern caught on video at Doffcocker Lodge
A bittern has been spotted climbing about in the reedbed at Doffcocker Lodge, and a lucky volunteer caught its antics on film.
Boom bang a bang bittern
This weekend the UK will be welcoming song-lovers from across the globe as Liverpool hosts the Eurovision Song Contest. But Eurovision fans aren’t the only visitors flocking to our shores ... Lunt…
Have you heard about conservation cattle?
Molly Toal meets the new cattle living on Lunt Meadows and explains why they're beneficial for the nature reserve.
Bitterns breed in Sefton for the first time in centuries
A pair of one of the UK’s rarest birds, the Eurasian bittern, has successfully bred at Lunt Meadows nature reserve for the first time in the reserve’s short 10-year history.
White beak sedge not seen for a century
A plant has been found on Astley Moss, 150 years since it was last recorded there.
How to have an eco-Christmas
Whether you celebrate a big family Christmas, or you just give out a few cards to your friends and neighbours to wish them a happy time, here are some quick tips for a greener Christmas!
How to have an eco-friendly Christmas
Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, but not always the most eco-friendly. Thankfully there are lots of ways you can have yourself an eco little Christmas without losing that festive…
The eyes have it – a feast of wildlife
A mishmash of a day in the wild, you might say a rehash of an earlier report for today the jaunt started at 6.15am and the Wild soon dragged me, slightly reluctantly, into the dark and onto…
How to have a wild winter
Christmas and the winter season in general can be difficult for many of us as the holiday stress rises, the nights draw in and the temperatures drop. Wrap up, get outside and stay wild this winter…
We have been listening to bats!
Wildlife and conservation student placement, Rebecca, discusses their exciting pilot scheme, monitoring bat populations in Greater Manchester through sound.
How to have a stress-free Christmas
This Christmas we caught up with the Myplace team who shared with us some of their top tips for getting through the festive season stress-free.