Rivacre Valley Country Park Invertebrate Recording Day
Book here. Rivacre Valley is a 395 acre urban Local Nature Reserve situated on the edge of the industrial town of Ellesmere Port. The site is a mixture of ancient woodland and wildflower meadows with... Read more »
Docker Moor Invertebrate Recording Day
Book here. Docker Moor is a private moorland / plantation complex in North East Lancs, managed for forestry and as a shooting estate. Mothing trapping has been conducted on the site for several years, and... Read more »
Micro-ladybirds Workshop
Rixton Claypits Nature Reserve Moat Lane, Rixton, CheshireBook here - tickets are £7.50 (The booking link will take you through the National Museums Liverpool website. Please note you do not need to 'become a member' in order to make a booking). This... Read more »
Ladybird Larvae Workshop
Rixton Claypits Nature Reserve Moat Lane, Rixton, CheshireBook here - tickets are £7.50 (The booking link will take you through the National Museums Liverpool website. Please note you do not need to 'become a member' in order to make a booking). This... Read more »
Dragonflies & Damselflies in the Field Workshop
chester zoo Cedar HouseBook here (The booking link will take you through the National Museums Liverpool website. Please note you do not need to 'become a member' in order to make a booking). This workshop based at Chester... Read more »
Peel Park and the Coppice Invertebrate Recording Day
Peel Park and the CoppiceBook here. Peel Park is the largest Local Nature Reserve in Lancashire and currently the subject of a Prospects Foundation project to protect and improve pollinator populations and their habitats. Over 20 broad habitat have been recorded,... Read more »
Teggs Nose Invertebrate Recording Day
Book here. The landscape and wildlife of Tegg's Nose is varied with both meadow and moorland conditions on the rocky slopes, and woodland at the base of the summit. More detailed information can be found... Read more »
Woolston Eyes Invertebrate Recording Day
Book here. This is a joint event with the Coleopterists Society of Britain and Ireland. Woolston Eyes Nature Reserve is a SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) 4 km east of Warrington Town Centre, designated... Read more »
Freshwater Leech Survey Day
Book here. This event will be held at Rixton Clay Pits Join like-minded people with an interest in recording wildlife observations for a day surveying freshwater leeches. Sampling leeches involves pond dipping and hand searches... Read more »
Borsdane Wood Invertebrate Recording Day
Book here. Borsdane Wood (LNR) lies to the north of Hindley, straddling the border of Wigan and Bolton. It is an area of semi natural ancient woodland and a site of biological interest. The linear... Read more »
Heswall Fields and Shore Invertebrate Recording Day
Book here. Heswall fields contains wildflower meadows fronting the Dee estuary/Heswall shore. The sandy banks leading up to the fields contain perfect nesting opportunities for a variety of wasp and bee species. In past years... Read more »
Freshfield Dune Heath Invertebrate Recording Day
Book here. Freshfield Dune Heath is a mixture of woodland, scrub and acidic grassland woven through a lowland dune heath: 9% of the national total of this incredibly rare habitat. It is the single largest... Read more »
Leafcutter Bees Webinar
Book here. Leafcutter bees are familiar garden insects that regularly use bee hotels. They are so-called due to the nesting behaviour of the females, who cut out leaf sections to create their linearly-arranged nest cells.... Read more »
Snail-killing flies (Sciomyzidae) Workshop
World Museum William Brown Street, Liverpool, EnglandBook here - tickets are £7.50 (The booking link will take you through the National Museums Liverpool website. Please note you do not need to 'become a member' in order to make a booking). Stuart... Read more »
Fly Larvae Webinar
Book here. Diptera comprise some of the most ecologically important animal species playing key roles in pollination, nutrient recycling and decomposition. But it is not just the adult flies we should be thanking but rather... Read more »
Lancashire & Cheshire Entomological Society (LCES) Autumn Meeting 2024
World Museum William Brown Street, Liverpool, EnglandBook Here We will be welcoming Dr Julia Simons and Dr Thom Dallimore for 30 minutes talks on recent High Brown Fritillary and Mosquito research respectively. We will also have a session for short contributions... Read more »
Slugs Workshop
World Museum William Brown Street, Liverpool, EnglandBook here - tickets are £7.50 (The booking link will take you through the National Museums Liverpool website. Please note you do not need to 'become a member' in order to make a booking). A... Read more »
Fly Families Workshop
World Museum William Brown Street, Liverpool, EnglandBook here - tickets are £15 (The booking link will take you through the National Museums Liverpool website. Please note you do not need to 'become a member' in order to make a booking). This... Read more »
Lancashire Wildlife Recorders’ Conference – 2024
Blackburn CollegeA conference for everyone interested in studying, recording, monitoring and conserving wildlife across Lancashire. Organised by Lancashire Wildlife Recorders' Forum and sponsored by Lancashire and Cheshire Fauna Society. Draft programme
Moth Dissection Workshop
World Museum William Brown Street, Liverpool, EnglandAn introduction to the process of dissecting moths for the purpose of identification. The workshop will be practically based and will concentrate on the methods and processes needed to obtain accurate identifications. There will be... Read more »