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We are a few days into the meteorological autumn and the signs are apparent. Winter migration has started for the birds and many are on their way to their wintering habitats in warmer climates; others [...]

Have you ever seen the Upper Mersey Estuary from a birds-eye perspective? We have recently added to our photo gallery stunning images of the estuary across the seasons. Not only do these images give an [...]

What a summer we have this year! It’s been warm and sunny for weeks on end now, giving us the impression of being abroad rather than the North West of England. At least those of [...]

As part of the Mersey Gateway Environmental Trust’s (MGET) ongoing Plastic Resolution programme a further 30 cubic metres of plastic waste have been removed from the Upper Mersey Estuary at the Local Nature Reserve Upper [...]

On icy mornings, it is hard to believe that spring is only around the corner. Fortunately, the long nights are starting to draw in, and the signs of the season to come will soon start [...]

Pupils from Woodside Primary School in Runcorn have helped to remove 8 tonnes of plastic waste from Widnes Warth as part of the ‘Plastic Resolution Project’ developed by the Mersey Gateway Environmental Trust. The students [...]

My name is Daniel Alexander, and for 2 years, I have been working with the Mersey Gateway Environmental Trust (MGET) as a monitoring officer on their Beyond our Bridges project. Each month, I will [...]

A hedge-laying programme led by the MGET has begun on a 900m stretch of the St Helens Canal from the Mersey Gateway Bridge works towards Fiddlers Ferry. The MGET encouraged the bridge contactor, Merseylink [...]