A family sitting in a meadow © Jon Hawkins Surrey Hills Photography
Get active for nature
Whether you are taking part in 30 Days Wild, joining one of our volunteering sessions, enjoying a day out at the Manchester Festival of Nature, getting stuck in to some balsam bashing, or visiting our Reserve of the Month: Lunt Meadows, there's so much we can all do.
It's good for us... and for nature
Getting active is so important for our health and wellbeing, but you can also help nature whilst you are having fun. Enjoy one of our events, join in with 30 Days Wild or the exciting Manchester Festival of Nature, visit one of our nature reserves and maybe enter our photo competition. If you wanted to do a bit more, you could even try volunteering or fundraising for Lancashire Wildlife Trust.
Whatever is right for you, there are so many ways that we can help you to get active for nature. Check out some of our suggestions and resources below to make this June your most active ever!
Your next day out
Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside is full of amazing wild places just waiting for your visit.
Why not check out, our Reserve of the Month: Lunt Meadows? Take a stroll around this wonderful wetland site that was created by the Environment Agency as a vital flood storage reservoir for the neighbouring River Alt, and is now stuffed with amazing wildlife, conservation grazing livestock and is even the home to a Mesolithic archaeological site!
Don't miss the brilliant Manchester Festival of Nature on Sunday 28 June in Heaton Park. This buzzing festival brings together people and organisations from across Manchester who are all working together to protect the area's amazing wildlife - and don't miss the legendary fancy dress Pollinator Parade!
Volunteering
Some of our Wet Willow Wildlife volunteers
It is National Volunteers Week in June but we celebrate our volunteers all year round. It's a great way to get active for nature, learn new skills and meet new friends. Volunteering with Lancashire Wildlife Trust can involve anything from getting your hands dirty with practical conservation tasks, to welcoming visitors to our nature reserves, baking cakes in for our cafe, or working with our office teams. Whatever you choose, we can promise you a warm welcome and the opportunity to make a real difference for the wildlife on your doorstep
Balsam bashing
Taking part in a spot of balsam bashing is a very satisfying way to get active for nature. Himalayan balsam is a pretty but invasive non-native species that spreads rapidly across our countryside over summer, choking out and outcompeting our vital native wildflowers. Find out how you can help tackle it.
Spotlight on... butterflies
It is the season for butterflies (even if the weather might not always think so!) and you should be able to spot plenty in your gardens and green spaces. If you want to attract more butterflies then read more below to find out how to help these important pollinators.
Why not visit Brockholes to see what you can spot? Reserve Officer, Tom, introduces some of the wonderful butterflies that can be found on the nature reserve.
Elephant hawkmoth by Margaret Holland
Wild About Gardens
Wild About Gardens guides are packed full of tips to help you look after different species in your garden. This year's guide is all about marvellous moths - browse the whole range of guides here, including lawns, ponds, hoverflies, bats, hedgehogs and more.