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    Barn owl by Peter Smith

    Find out how we protect wildlife across the North West, and the work you can get involved with.

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    The Brockholes Visitor Village seen from across Meadow Lake during summer

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    We work to protect wildlife for future generations, and this is how we do it.

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Coastal cliff

Coastal

Farmland hedgerow

Farmland

Freshwater habitat

Freshwater

Lowland meadow

Grassland

Heather

Heathland and moorland

Shallow Water

Marine

Scree on rocky habitat

Rocky habitat

Urban flowers

Towns and gardens

Blanket bog

Wetlands

Mixed lowland oak and ash wood

Woodland

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