Embracing winter wonders and exploring our nature reserves in the chilled splendour of February offers more than you might imagine. Here we recommend our favourite things to see and do in February…

The results are in for February’s photography competition.

How was that for a February? A spell of unseasonably warm and sunny weather has given spring a bit of a kick up the bum, so what has been seen at our reserves and local sites?

February’s photography competition theme was ‘Winter Birds’ and we received a delightful selection of photographs from right across our region.

Storms Dudley and Eunice didn’t stop you from capturing some brilliant images of 'Winter Birds' in February.

It’s that time of month again where we announce the winners of our monthly photography competition, with the theme for February being ‘Winter Birds’.

In spite of the somewhat changeable weather this February, our brand new photography competition has burst into life with some fabulous entries demonstrating that whatever the conditions, all of…

February brought with it the promise of spring, offering a generous scattering of warm bright days and big blue skies but still with all the freshness of winter upon the air.

What a month. Storms Dennis and Ciara caused chaos across our region and Brockholes Nature Reserve was hit by flooding. Thankfully there was still plenty of wildlife to brighten up the month.

Welcome to the first in our new series of monthly diaries from St Michael and St Bartholomew Church: an eco church in Bolton.

Change is in the air. Wildlife is showing us that the seasons are starting to turn across Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside.