In this the next in our series of spotlight articles, we are delighted to introduce Tim Kirwin , Group Leader (Frodsham and Runcorn sites). Tim, who runs his own organisation called Wilder Things, is contracted by the Trust to lead several practical conservation groups in what’s known...
We are delighted to bring to you for the north region a new regular slot, with articles introducing you to some of our volunteers and volunteer managers from across the region. And to start this off, we would very much like to introduce Daphne Pleace. Daphne is...
Hello all We are really delighted to be able to invite you to join in on our virtual talks programme We are pleased to announce that, we are now running fortnightly virtual volunteer talks on a wide range of topics for the remainder of 2021. Huge thanks...
Hello all Welcome! We have some new members of the volunteer group this week – welcome to Joe Holt – joining both the Patrollers group and Wildlife Group Sue Fielding, Dawn Axon, Gillian Marsh, Babs Winder, Chris Speed, Stephen Tonge, Karen Mather, Dorothy Snelson, Stirling Smith and Linda Smith...
The Smithills Estate – a place for enterprise and community Smithills Estate, near Bolton, is the largest site the Trust has ever acquired in England. Steeped in history and overshadowed by the famous Winter Hill TV mast, it’s a mix of grassland, farmland, moorland, wooded ravines...
Lockdown has, of course, posed a huge variety of issues for everyone's planned work for 2020 - but at Smithills it's also allowed us to trial new ways of engaging existing audiences, and well as reaching new ones. From March, when it became clear we would...
Hello all Welcome Welcome to two new volunteers, Ella Standish and Katie Thompson, who have recently joined us, both as new members of the Wildlife Group. COVID restrictions It won’t have escaped your notice, I’m sure, that discussions are ongoing about Greater Manchester being put into Tier 3 restrictions....
Earlier in the summer a group of fairies with little decorated houses started to appear at the beautiful Sea Wood in the North West. The numbers grew over the summer and their associated paraphernalia to the point of 'littering' the woodland (depending on your viewpoint)...
It’s been over two years since the Northern Forest was announced and you may have been wondering how things are progressing...