Marbury Reedbed
A reedbed with boardwalk trail and woodlands, part of Budworth Mere at Marbury Country Park
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Reedbed
Found between water and land, reedbeds are transitional habitats. They can form extensive swamps in lowland floodplains or fringe streams, rivers, ditches, ponds and lakes with a thin feathery…
Woodland Wellbeing at Marbury Park
A series of events based in Marbury Park that connect people with nature on their doorstep.
Let your tots go wild at Marbury Country Park
Little ones from Northwich can go wild in the great outdoors at special Nature Tots sessions run by Cheshire Wildlife Trust.
Dog's mercury
Often seen carpeting the floor of ancient woodlands, Dog's mercury can quickly colonise, its fresh green leaves shading out rarer plants. It is also very poisonous.
More action needed to combat – and cope with – avian flu
The Wildlife Trusts call for a new approach to poultry farming
Your skills needed to bring wildlife back to Cheshire
Cheshire Wildlife Trust are currently looking for six new recruits to join their expanding team to bring wildlife back to the county.
Bittern
The shy and retiring bittern is a master of blending in and can be very difficult to spot in its reedbed home. It does sound like a booming foghorn, however, when it calls, so can often be heard…
Swallow
Look out for the swallow performing great aerial feats as it catches its insect-prey on the wing. You may also see it perching on a wire, or roosting in a reedbed, as it makes its way back to…
National action on peatlands urgently needed to tackle climate change
Two-year delay to England peat strategy as damage continues to vital carbon stores
Sponsor a nature reserve
More information about sponsoring a square at Greenbooth Nature Reserve
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Stephen walks around his local patch once or twice a week throughout the year. He looks and listens carefully to discover the wild creatures hidden in the reedbed and surrounding woods.
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