Wetland work for water voles in Wigan
Our Wigan team has started work on Barlow’s Farm and Victoria Fields in Hindley this week. We are creating ponds and building bunds around the meadow to create a wetland area for flood defence and…
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English longhorn at Sandyforth: Industrial site turned nature reserve enters new phase of life
Once the site of a huge open cast mine, Sandyforth in Wigan is now brimming with life - including the new arrival of five English longhorn conservation grazing cattle.
The beating greenheart of Wigan
The Wigan Greenheart Landscape Recovery Scheme is being developed to restore, rejuvenate and reconnect the borough’s many amazing green spaces – and a new film has been created to showcase the…
Sunny launch for new National Nature Reserve
A new National Nature Reserve has been created covering 780 hectares of former coalfields at Wigan and Leigh.
Vast new National Nature Reserve created in Wigan and Leigh
An historic expanse of former coal mines in Wigan and Leigh has today been recognised for its importance for nature and the local community.
The colours of Wigan in grasslands video
A project to revive grasslands is adding life and colour to Wigan and playing a part in reversing the biodiversity crisis.