Bugs, birds, even dolphins – there have been so many incredible wildlife sightings in Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside over the past month.

With National Marine Week now upon us, we caught up with TWT Living Seas Officer, Donal Griffin, to find out just what The Wildlife Trust initiative, Shoresearch, is all about!

Happy National Marine Week! Are you ready to be inspired by the magical worlds that wait beneath the waves around the UK?

With the arrival of summer comes a literal buzz of new life across Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside, from humming dragonflies to busy bees.

Despite its nickname, cuckoo spit doesn’t come from cuckoos. So what exactly is cuckoo spit, and where does it come from?

It may have been a wet and rainy few weeks, but there have been some fantastic wildlife sightings across Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside, including a few rarities!

Spring is in full swing and don’t we know it! There have been lots of exciting sightings across Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside, and they aren’t showing any signs of slowing down.

It’s been a busy month in our region! Butterflies and bees are now out in force, amphibians are spawning like crazy and spring migrants are arriving in bigger and bigger groups.

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?

Winter is far from grim up north. There has been a flurry of activity over the past couple of months, with some really exciting wildlife sightings at our nature reserves and nearby sites.