Ørsted keeps The Bay running in Wyre for another year
The latest round of funding awards sees Ørsted’s Walney Extension Community Fund reach new heights as the total awarded in a single year hits a huge £692,918, the most it has ever awarded in a…
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Roseate tern
This elegant tern is named for the rosy flush to its summer plumage. With just one regular nesting colony, it is the rarest breeding seabird in the UK.
Little tern
Found around our coasts during the breeding season, the little tern is a diminutive seabird. Despite its size, it performs remarkable aerial courtship displays.
Sandwich tern
Found around our coasts during the breeding season, the large Sandwich tern can be spotted diving into the sea for fish such as sandeels. It nests in colonies on sand and shingle beaches, and…
Common tern
During the breeding season, the common tern can be seen around our coasts and also inland at gravel pits, reservoirs and lakes. It nests in noisy colonies and can be spotted plunge-diving for fish…
Arctic tern
The Arctic tern is famed for its aggression towards any that would disturb its nest - it will dive-bomb intruders with its sharp beak. Large, noisy colonies can be found on the Farne Islands and…
A change is as good as a rest
Beginning and ending a journey to the mosslands around Salford and Wigan can be an astonishingly wild experience for our 30 Days Wild blogger, Dave Steel.
A jolly good show
Forest School Officer Trisha McGlynn shares the fun she's been having with her Forest School trainees and learners in Manchester.
A walk so good for wellbeing
On Day 21 of 30 Days Wild, Dave Steel wanders a little further afield to find himself deep in the woods.
Brockholes celebrates one in a million!
Just six years after opening its gates to the public Brockholes nature reserve has just celebrated its one millionth visitor!
One for sorrow, two for joy
Is it just me or, or are there a lot of magpies around at the moment? I have just been out on Brinscall Moor with the dog and seen a group of five and four or five individuals.
One in a million: The hedgehog in my garden!
On July 31st at 11pm, only weeks after our dog died, I first sighted the hedgehog in the rockery and took a close-up photograph with my mobile.