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Citizen Science: Results from new otter survey indicate healthier rivers
Volunteers have been trained to survey for signs of European Otter Lutra lutra Results provide new evidence of the health of six tributaries in the south of Greater Manchester During the winter of 2022 and spring of 2023, trained volunteers searched for field signs left by otters around bridges along…
Otters return to Greater Manchester
New analysis of records collated by the Greater Manchester Ecology Unit demonstrate that Otters have returned to Greater Manchester and are present across the region. Otters were nearly wiped out in the UK between the 1950s and 1970s. Changes to the law and environmental improvements led to a return to…
Winter Wetland Bird Blitz – good for volunteers and good for nature
Did you know that spending time in and around green and blue spaces is beneficial to health and wellbeing1? The ‘five steps to wellbeing’2 encourage us all to connect, be active, take notice, learn and give, which is why activities such as this year’s annual Winter Wetland Bird Blitz (WWBB)…