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Bird watching    owl eyes

 British Trust for Ornithology - An independent, scientific research trust, investigating the populations, movements and ecology of wild birds in the British Isles.

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        Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust  

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The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust is the largest international wetland conservation charity in the UK.



Dee Estuary Birds  The Dee Estuary, on the North Wales / North West England border, is one of the United Kingdoms premier birding locations for wetlands and shore birds. 

Menzie Birding  'Chav' Stonechat Menzie Ringing 

Our Stephens' Bird Blog. Detailing his frantic birding trips up and down the country chasing the rarities .Lots of  Piccies. (and a little bit of bad language,..i'll tell your mother Ste!)

 

Jeff clarke's website Jeff Clarkes Ecology site

Jeff has a passion for the natural world and would like to share that enthusiasm with as many people as possible. As an environmental educator, an experienced ecologist and a popular speaker he gives talks, leads lessons and events. Check him out now.

BirdBlog  BirdBlog by John Dempsey

What's about? Get the latest....Birdblog looks at birding in Merseyside, Lancs and beyond!   

drbob  Birding Dr Cartoon 

Our Bob's Birding Blog.  Lots of good stuff about The BTO in Merseyside, Ringing with the  Merseyside Ringing Group, Bob's general birding activities and  anything else that grabs his  interest at the time!.

 

Gordon Yates Wildlife Photographer   Gordon Yates   The website of Gordon Yates. Gordon is best known for his wildlife films on birds ranging from his local Pennines, to his beloved island of Islay in Scotland, Iceland and more recently Greenland, Spitzbergen, the Seychelles and Alaska.

Steve Round Bird Photography Kingfisher  -  taken by Steve Round  A collection of bird photographs taken by local

 birder Steve Round

Ken Billington Bird Photography    Ken Billington's bird photography website  A collection of bird and wildlife  photographs

 

Chris Galvin Bird Photography   An ever growing collection of Bird photographs from the Uk and overseas.

 

Wirral Bird Club  Wirral is the peninsula of land between the rivers Dee and Mersey in north west England. The area, particularly the Dee Estuary, is of national and international importance for thousands of birds in winter, species such as Redshank, Dunlin, Knot, Oystercatcher and Shelduck. .

Friends of  Hilbre Island  Hilbre Island is a local Nature Reserve  with it's own bird observatory. Hilbre is the largest of a chain of three tidal islands at the mouth of the Dee Estuary on the west coast of England. It can only be reached on foot at certain states of the tide. Please see Visiting Hilbre for advice on reaching the island.

BirdWatch Ireland  BirdWatch Ireland is the largest and most active voluntary conservation organisation in Ireland. Established in 1968, we have over 6000 active members and more than 20 branches nationwide. Our primary interest is the conservation of wild birds and their habitats in Ireland.

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Ranger services

Liverpool's Ranger Service

Lancashire Countryside Service

Cheshire Countryside Service

Knowsley's Ranger Service

Halton Leisure

 

 

 

Other Organisations

The Bat Conservation Trust  Bat cartoon The Bat Conservation Trust is the only UK organisation solely devoted to the conservation of bats and their habitats            

Butterfly Conservation- Butterfly Cartoon Dedicated to saving butterflies, moths and their habitat

Dragonfly Conservation Dragonfly Our aim is to promote and encourage the study and conservation of dragonflies and their natural habitats, especially in the United kingdom.

 

The JNCC -  The JNCC is the Government's wildlife adviser, undertaking national and international conservation work on behalf of the three country nature conservation agencies English Nature, Scottish Natural Heritage and the Countryside Council for Wales

The MERSEYSIDE & WEST LANCS MAMMAL GROUP  Promoting an awareness  and  greater understanding of the ecology of the mammals of the Merseyside & West Lancashire region. To promote the conservation status of mammals and their habitats and acquire a greater understanding of the distribution of the mammals of the Merseyside and West Lancashire region.

 

The National Trust   Coastline, countryside and buildings.

Plantlife Lily of valley cartoon Plantlife is Britain's only national membership charity dedicated exclusively to conserving all forms of plant life in its natural habitat: the nation's champion of wild plants.  
        

The Woodland Trust Tree cartoon  The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading conservation charity dedicated to the protection of our native woodland heritage

The Wildlife Trusts Fox & Hare Cartoon - The Wildlife Trusts partnership is the UK’s leading conservation charity exclusively dedicated to wildlife.

The Wildflower SocietyThistle  - Dedicated to the amateur botanist and plant lover.

  

Local Links

 

Merseyside Ringing Group  Wood Warbler

Website of the Mersey ringers. MRG has ringed more than 600,000 birds since 1954; Mostly in the counties of Cheshire, Merseyside, Flintshire and Denbighshire in North West England and North Wales. The main aim of our work is to benefit the birds through science, education and conservation.

Merseyside Naturalists Association  Mna logo  Merseyside Naturalist Association

 

The friends of pickering pasture The Friends of Pickerings Pasture

Find out what the friends are up to with Ranger Rob, whether they be planting, cutting back, looking after bird hides, nest box building or just birdwatching with you. Make a friend, become a member or go explore the decoy...

 

The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside

 

 

Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside         

Part of the Wildlife Trusts partnership which is the UK's leading conservation charity  dedicated to all wildlife. Working for  wildlife by the protection and enhancement of species and habitats, both common and rare. We stand up for wildlife.We create wildlife havens in towns and cities, and protect our nature reserves in the countryside. We inspire people about the natural world.

   

Cheshire wildlife trust logo Wildlife Trust for Cheshire 

Cheshire Wildlife Trust is a charity that works to protect and enhance wildlife in the Cheshire region. To safeguard our fragile natural heritage, we manage 45 nature reserves which help to protect endangered species, rare plants, and threatened habitats. We are all about people taking action for wildlife at a local level.

Wirral wildlife

Wirral Wildlife

 Wirral Wildlife is a group of the Cheshire Wildlife Trust, one of the network of 47 local Wildlife Trusts protecting wildlife across the UK.We manage nature reserves and keep records of wildlife in Wirral• We scrutinise planning applications and submit constructive criticisms• We run a programme of meetings and guided walks open to the public• We work with, and support, other interested groups in Wirral.• We run a WATCH club for young people

 


Birdwatching in St Helens  Peter Loydall's  web site  - birdwatching in the St. Helens area, Local bird news for local birders

The St. Helens Wildlife Recording Group  The St. Helens Wildlife Recording Group is a group of wildlife enthusiasts whose main aim is to  co-ordinate wildlife records throughout the borough, with a view to helping raise awareness of the wildlife in St. Helens and help preserve habitat. 

 The Woolston Eyes Conservation Group                                 The Woolston Eyes Conservation Group

 

Freshfields Animal Rescue      Logo: Freshfields Animal Rescue

A safe haven for homeless domestic (cats, dogs, rabbits, mice, guinea pigs etc,) and wild animals. Medical treatment for those injured, a home for a few lifers who haven't been re-homed. Mission statement: No healthy animal to be destroyed .The wildlife hospital has a steady stream of animals, mostly hedgehogs and birds.

Croxteth Hall & Country Park  A large country park in the North East Liverpool, with woodland       and meadows with the hall and Home farm at its centre  

The Friends Of Newsham Park   Working to a Victorian Park for the Twenty First Century.

Visit Green Liverpool  Guide to the enviromental attractions, places & spaces of Liverpool and Merseyside.

Liverpool Botanical Society  Want to know more about 'wee the beds', Butterworts and Toadflax's then take a stroll with us - we offer a varied programme of indoor meetings and field trips throughout the year. 

 

Merseyside BioBank (MBB) is the Local Records Centre (LRC) for North Merseyside. They collect and collate biological and environmental information and make it available to people interested in knowing more about their local environment.They promote the North Merseyside Biodiversity Action Plan and wider participation in conservation through education, community involvement and by supporting the biological recording community of North Merseyside.

 

The Palm House     SeftonPark Palm House  Guide to the restored Sefton Park Palm House. History, Plants and all the fun events you can attend.

 

Other sites of Interest

 

Link  to  Shetland news Shetland news site  Everything you  need for your big trip 

 

The Birds of Lancashire & North Merseyside by Steve White, Barry McCarthy & Maurice Jones

This long awaited book records the state of Lancashire's avifauna at the start of the 21st century. A detailed account of all the 348 native and naturalised species that have occurred in Lancashire. 105 line drawings, 133 graphs, 311 photographs, 106 breeding distribution maps, 460 pages  http://www.wildlifebooks.com/search.php?srch=lancashire

 

Malachite Kingfisher  Halycon Gambia  Halcyon Gambia is a family run business offering wonderful birding holidays to like-minded visitors who may be absolute beginners or who have visited The Gambia before and want a different kind of birding holiday.

Marco Valtriani Walking Etruria  A journey into the soul of Etruria, walking-hiking in Etruria.  Marco Valtriani, is a biologist who works in many areas. Wildlife specialist,  walking guide, an environmental educator and a naturalistic tour planner.  With this website, I hope to communicate all my passion for excursions, not only walking but also knowing, understanding, discovering and evolving.  Walk with him.

Habitat  British Wildlife News on the Net.

Birds of Britain  Monthly Birdwatching Magazine on the Web 

Birdingpa  Where travelling birders make contact with local birdwatchers all over the world.

 

Merseybells Merseybells   A different type of ringing! Welcome to Merseybells - a  calendar an email list, details of methods and more for bell ringers across Liverpool, Wirral, all of Merseyside, south west Lancashire and north west Cheshire. 

 

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is a registered charity: England and Wales no.207076, Scotland no. SC037654