Great Manchester Wetlands Land Managers' Group Natural Flood Management Demonstration - credit Lancashire Wildlife Trust
Great Manchester Wetlands Land Managers’ Group
Great Manchester Wetlands Land Managers’ Group
The group connects farmers and land managers across the Great Manchester Wetlands and provides opportunities to share knowledge. Guided by members' interests, training, talks, demonstrations and workshops have provided learning opportunities about nature-friendly farming and managing land for wildlife. Group membership includes farmers, landowners and those managing land for nature.
Formed in 2022, The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside has facilitated the group and its activities. Previously supported by the Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund (CSFF), its work builds on that of the Great Manchester Wetlands Partnership and its Carbon Landscape project.
The group’s work has included running a programme of practical workshops and discussions designed to increase knowledge and capture information, as well as demonstration events to increase awareness and understanding of the application of different land management approaches. Visit the blog to find out the participants’ thoughts on it.
Blog: Thoughts from the Great Manchester Wetlands Land Managers' Group
If you are a farmer or land manager with land in the Great Manchester Wetlands area and would like to learn more, please get in touch with mmcmullen@lancswt.org.uk
Our work
Find out more about some of our events.
Land managers taking part in training at Rindle Moss
Key signs of degraded lowland raised bog peat and how to restore it, Rindle Moss near Astley
This workshop trained participants on the signs of degraded lowland peat bog and its restoration. Participants took peat cores from areas with different management histories, and were explained the effects of farming, rewetting and trees on peat soils. The group discussed peatland restoration methods and were shown the use of bunding to restore lowland raised bog.
Land managers visiting Smithills Estate during natural flood management training
Natural Flood Management at Smithills Estate, near Bolton
Guided by an expert with knowledge of the estate, we visited four natural flood management interventions at the Woodland Trust’s Smithills Estate. Interventions included a de-culverted field, leaky barriers, and a bund and basin system. The group discussed each intervention's design, effectiveness, cost and ongoing monitoring.
Land managers undergoing water quality testing training
Water quality testing training for farmers and land managers
A Catchment Sensitive Farming officer informed the group about water quality indicators, how farming and land management can effect these, and key schemes which are seeking to improve them. The group were also shown simple methods to measure water quality.
Members of the Great Manchester Wetlands Land Managers' Group attending a natural flood mitigation demonstration visit © Matt McMullen
Land managers undergoing water quality testing training
Great Manchester Wetlands Land Managers' Group Natural Flood Management Demonstration - credit Lancashire Wildlife Trust
Great Manchester Wetlands Land Managers' Group pond opportunity mapping event - credit Lancashire Wildlife Trust
Great Manchester Wetlands Land Managers' Group Connecting the Mossland and Flashes event - credit Lancashire Wildlife Trust
Great Manchester Wetlands Land Managers' Group From Field to Fen event - Credit Lancashire Wildlife Trust
Great Manchester Wetlands Land Managers' Group From Field to Fen event - credit Lancashire Wildlife Trust
Great Manchester Wetlands Land Managers' Group From Field to Fen event - credit Lancashire Wildlife Trust
