2019 has been an incredible year for us here at Myplace and as the end of the year draws upon us we wanted to reflect on some of the highlights of the past 12-months.

Our Director of Conservation, Tim Mitcham, reflects on the unwavering passion of the late, great David Bellamy, and the vital help he gave to our Trust.

Do you know your murders from your charms; your whisps from your crowns? Take our collective noun quiz and see if you can match each collective noun with the wildlife!

Volunteering for The Wildlife Trusts isn’t just great for wildlife, it’s good for you too as nature and wellbeing manager, Dom Higgins explains.

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

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…

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…