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    The Brockholes Visitor Village seen from across Meadow Lake during summer

    The Brockholes Visitor Village seen from across Meadow Lake during summer. Ben Hall/2020VISION

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    Declan and Rachel by Sam Sanders

    Declan and Rachel by Sam Sanders

    By booking your event with us you are actively helping us to restore and protect nature across the north west.

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    Blue tit by Joshua Copping

    Blue tit by Joshua Copping

    We are working tirelessly for nature's recovery on land and at sea across Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside.

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Short eared owl in flight looking directly at the camera

Short eared owl at Lunt Meadows - Gary Clarke

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Red Squirrel in the woods

Step up for Wildlife

£314,603 of £300,000 goal

We are in a climate and nature crisis, and we are launching our biggest ever appeal to raise £300,000 for nature’s recovery. It’s time…

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Pool system on peat bog as the sun is setting
HERO HABITAT

Protect our Peatlands

Help us restore these carbon-storing, flood-preventing hero habitats.
A pair of wood sandpipers foraging in the mud at Lunt Meadows
NATURE RESERVE

Unlocking the secrets of our natural heritage

Lunt Meadows is a spectacular area for natural and cultural heritage.
Red Squirrel in a tree eating nuts
RED SQUIRREL PROJECT

Save our reds

With their distinctive russet fur, tufted ears and twitching tail, a red squirrel is a captivating sight.

Support our wildlife champions

Whether it's a school bake sale or a triathlon, people from across our region have chosen to fundraise for wildlife - thank you to our superstar supporters!

Nature Art at Heysham Nature Reserve
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School children walking at Mere Sands Wood
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