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Protecting wildlife on your doorstep

Together with our members and volunteers, we are committed to enabling wildlife to survive and thrive across the region. Working across Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Halton, Stockport, Warrington, Tameside, Trafford and Wirral, we manage more than 30 nature reserves with habitats ranging from grasslands and wet meadows to reedbeds, coastal dunes and woodland.

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Wren Troglodytes troglodytes) Singing in territory in Spring Wales, UK - Andy Rouse/2020VISION

Latest news

Cheshire Wildlife Trust response to Coronavirus

Read our latest response to Coronavirus.

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Badger cull to be phased out to be replaced with a cattle vaccine, the government has announced.

Last week the Government set out the next phase of their strategy to combat bovine tuberculosis. The Wildlife Trusts – who have…

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North West wildlife charities receive major funding boost to help marine life

Three Wildlife Trusts receive £300,000 to champion and protect important wildlife and habitats in the Irish Sea.

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Wild About Gardens

We’re going wild about butterflies! Butterflies and moths aren’t doing too well at the moment, with many species declining in recent years. But, the good news is that we can help through gardening! Pledge a patch to butterflies in your garden and read our guide on how to get started.

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Common blue butterfly {Polyommatus icarus}, resting on flowering heather, Arne (RSPB) Nature Reserve, Dorset, UK. September 2011. - Ross Hoddinott/2020VISION