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Spotlight on: Dandelions!
Dandelions! If you’ve taken part in #NoMowMay you’re likely going to see lots of these bright yellow flowers in your lawn right now, so we thought we’d highlight this often overlooked species. Dandelions are part [...]
Orchid Habitat Management
The Upper Mersey Estuary is home to many plant species of interest. One Local Wildlife Site in particular, on the bank of the Manchester Ship Canal, is especially notable for its orchids. Bee orchid, fragrant [...]
The Mersey estuary from a different angle: a film on the monitoring work of the MGET
This summer, the team at the MGET signed up to an exciting project – a film about the work we are doing in the Mersey estuary. If you have been following us for a while, [...]
Students – signing off…
Millie and Rachel back again… It feels like no time at all since we walked into the Mersey Gateway Environmental Trust’s offices to start our 6-month work placement back in March. Since then we have [...]
Bats at the Bridge
If bats flew during the day, everyone would know how abundant they are along our waterways, but thanks to their nocturnal habits these fascinating animals remain a mystery to many. Despite their bad reputation – [...]
Summer in the Estuary!
The sky is blue, the butterflies are flying, and the flowers are bursting up all over the country. Summer is here in full force. The warmth, sunshine, rain and humidity of the past few months [...]
A birds eye view
The Trust has in its collection, approximately 2000 aerial photographs of the river Mersey dating back as far as 2005. These images show the Upper Estuary over time; from changes in the channels to the [...]
The What’s, Why’s, and How’s of Surveying…
With spring almost done, and summer on the horizon, survey season is upon us. This is the time of year when most environmental studies are carried out. Whether for bats, birds or newts, the flurry [...]