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Rewilding to bring back Biodiversity

10th March 2023 Ian Short Indoor meeting, Online meeting
Rachel Evatt of Sunart Fields

We had a fantastic turnout for the talk on 9 March 2023 by Rachel Evatt from Sunart Fields rewilding project. Rachel’s account of ‘one farm’s journey to manage the land for nature’ was inspirational and passionate, but also practical and realistic. Rewilding isn’t scary – it’s happening on a farm near you, and it works! […]

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Lancashire Wildlife Trust

20th January 202314th January 2026 Ian Short Online meeting
Red squirrel with nesting material

In January we enjoyed a whistle-stop Zoom tour of the work of Lancashire Wildlife Trust, through an illustrated talk by Louise Bentley, one of the Trust’s volunteers. Click the ‘Continue Reading’ button to find a recording of the meeting. Louise covered a great deal of ground, from projects to help Water Voles and Red Squirrels, […]

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Dragonflies

1st August 202217th November 2022 Ian Short Conservation & Education, Local walk, Online meeting
Ruddy Darter

In August, the Cons and Ed team organised an event on dragonfly ID. The event was in two parts and is suitable for beginners. Stuart Fraser, Environmental Records Officer for Greater Manchester Ecology Unit kindly agreed to lead us in this learning experience. On Thursday 18th August at 7pm he gave us a presentation by […]

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