Last month the results of this year’s City Nature Challenge were released. Our very own local naturalist and keen wildlife photographer, Amanda Barber, came 1st in the UK and 4th in the WORLD for the number of wildlife observations made over the 4 days. Amanda is still fairly new to biological recording and a self-confessed ‘generalist’. We...
One of the most successful projects we have undertaken has been the restoration of an existing pathway in the park.
Great to see more wetland creation work being undertaken in our local area, this time at Croxteth Country Park! The Wetlands at Croxteth Park is part of the wider Upper Alt Misconnections currently being undertaken by Mersey Rivers Trust and Croxteth Park Volunteer Group (CPVG). The purpose of the wetland creation is to improve water quality, reduce flood...
North Merseyside has a rich variety of wetland habitats suitable for dragonflies and damselflies, ranging from garden ponds to rivers, canals and streams and several large nature reserves. It also has a large and increasing number of dragonfly recorders and we currently hold almost 11,000 records – probably more than for any other group of...