Rochdale Borough
Healey Dell
Hollingworth Lake
Piethorne Valley
Watergrove Reservoir
Alkrington woods
Ashworth and Roch Valley
Rooley Moor Neighbourhood Forum
Parks and countryside in Rochdale
Rochdale Canal
Stoney Hill community volunteers group
Mammals
Bat Conservation Trust
The Beaver Trust
Lancashire Badger Group (also cover Greater Manchester)
Birds
Birdguides
British Trust for Ornithology
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
Manchester Birding Website
Bolton & Bury Swifts
Swiftmapper
Action for Swifts
RSPB wildlife crime team contacts (updated 15/9/2023):
- crime@rspb.org.uk
- howard.jones@rspb.org.uk 07834 534142
- tom.grose@rspb.org.uk 07796 611954
- jack.ashtonbooth@rspb.org.uk 07568 103445
Local Bird Clubs
Cheshire and Wirral Ornithological Society
Dee Estuary birding
East Lancashire Ornithologists’ Club.
Leigh Ornithological Society
Northern England Raptor Forum
Bird Trusts
Barn Owl Trust
Three Owls Bird Sanctuary
Fish Amphibians and Reptiles
Amphibian and Reptile Groups of the UKFrog Life
Invertebrates
Bumblebees
Bumblebee Conservation Trust
Natural History Museum – Bumblebees guide
Butterflies
Butterfly Conservation
UK Butterflies
Dragonflies
Earthworms
The Earthworm Society of Britain
Ladybirds
Moths
Lancashire Moth Group
UK Moths
General Botany
Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland
Lancashire Botany Group
Flowering plants
British Wildflower Plants
Grow Wild
Country Life, A Simple Guide to the Wildflowers of Britain
North West Ecological Trust, Wild Flowers North West
Non Flowering Plants
Lichens
British Lichen Society
British Lichens
Ferns
British Pteridological Society
Ferns in Britain and Ireland,
Trees
Woodland Trust
City of Trees
Woodlands for Sale
Fungi
The Fungus Conservation Trust
British Mycological Society
Fungus UK
North West Fungus Groups Website
Environmental Organisations
NWNU (North West Naturalists Union)
Friends of Chorlton Meadows
Greater Manchester Local Records Centre
Wildlife Trusts
Lancashire Wildlife Trust
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Cumbria Wildlife Trust
National Biodiversity Network
Natural History Museum
Naturally Curious
PlantLife
Rewilding Britain
Centres and Nature Reserves
Turbary Woods, Owl and Birds of Prey Sanctuary
Visit Lancashire, Wildlife and bird Watching
Woolston Eyes Conservation Group
National Nature Reserves in England
National Nature Reserves in England (wikipedia)
REPORT Invasive species
Flatworms (BugLife’s PotWatch campaign)
Miscellaneous
Greater Manchester Combined Authority – Nature Recovery Strategy
Greater Manchester State of Nature report 2024