You otter believe it, they’re out there somewhere…

CWT’s Living Landscapes Manager, Richard Gardener, takes an intrepid team in search of Cheshire’s elusive otters… Last Saturday morning (7th) and the weather looked decidedly dodgy but 15 plucky participants came to Grange Farm at Mickle Trafford to improve their ‘Natural Know How’ and learn all about Britain’s largest carnivore: the otter. To begin with I showed [...]

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Visit to Gowy Meadows

Gowy Meadows Nature Reserve is the Trust’s largest reserve. It has records of over 100 species of birds, and is home to water voles and other small mammals…

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Where are all the Creepy Crawlies?

Enjoy bug hunts and other insect activities on Saturday 15th May, 10.30-12.30pm.

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Meet the Bees event

Come along on Sunday 13th May, 1pm-4 pm to Meet the Bees! There will be Beekeeping information, honey, hives and candle rolling with the Oldham Beekeepers

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Help us build a living hotel

CWT’s Living Landscapes Officer Elise Hall will be promoting the Living Landscapes Project at Huw Rowland’s Open Farm event (The Grange, Mickle Trafford) on Sunday 13th June, and is on the lookout for suitable items to build a ‘bug hotel’

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Rising to the Challenge – The Northwest’s Climate Change Conference

Five hundred representatives from business, public sector and partner organisations from across the Northwest gathered together at the Manchester Midland Hotel on 12 February to celebrate the launch of the Northwest’s revised Climate Change Action Plan for 2010-2012. In his keynote speech, Robert Hough, Chairman of the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) provided an overview [...]

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Halton & Warrington Group AGM – New Location

New location for Halton & Warrington AGM – Norton Priory

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Bat talk

Talk – Friday 9th April 7.30pm at Heswall Hall, Heswall, Wirral. Admission £2. All welcome. Nic Harding: “Basically Bats” Nic is the Ranger for Flaybrick Memorial Gardens, Bidston Hill and Tam O’Shanter Urban Farm. Bats are one of his particular interests, and he will be giving an illustrated presentation of those in Britain and in [...]

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Expedition with Wirral Wildlife

Join members of Wirral Wildlife on a guided walk around some of the Trust’s nature reserves in Upper Dibbinsdale.

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Pond Dipping

Wildlife Watch members are invited to come and dip for and identify as many minibeasts as you can!

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