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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 – [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

In early March the Mersey Gateway Environmental Trust took on two new student interns…   This is us… Hi, we’re Rachel and Millie. We are two third year Liverpool John Moores students studying Wildlife Conservation [...]

(Lapwing - Jeff Clarke) The clocks have changed, spring has sprung. And with it has come a burst of activity, life, and colour up and down the river. Bluebells can be seen popping up all [...]

Last week saw the Mersey Gateway Environmental Trust host its very first research conference. Stakeholders, partners and researchers gathered together at Norton Priory Museum and Gardens to take a look at some of the amazing [...]

We have had some news in the making for a while, and it is finally time to share this with you. And it is all about the salmon that migrate up the river Mersey to [...]