Cheshire Wildlife Trust

Earlier this year Natalie, one of our Senior Living Landscape Officers coordinated the creation of three new ponds and several open ditches into the small reedbed at Hockenhull Platts. Previously the reedbed sat quite dry and these crucial areas of standing open water will provide habitat for a wide variety of wildlife. 🌿💧 Dragonflies have already been spotted visiting the ponds, and we can’t wait to see the positive impact on local wildlife going forwards! ✨

Last week Helsby Hillside’s Year 3 children joined our Wilder Education session leaders Sally and Amy in West Kirby. They explored the beach, searched for fascinating shore creatures, and identified birds while soaking up the stunning sand dune habitat at Red Rock Nature Reserve. They also spent time noticing natural and human made coastal features and used compasses to make their own maps in the sand. 🌊✨

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🌿 Hedgehog Tales: Érin and Sam’s Story 🌿 Meet Érin and Sam, a passionate duo from our Wild Network who have transformed their garden into a thriving wildlife haven! They’ve also created a Facebook group to inspire others in Crewe and beyond to improve their spaces for hedgehogs and other wildlife. 🦔 Read the full story here - https://ow.ly/799c50TMrhq

Last week we completed our 90-mile #BigWildWalk! From the Dee Estuary shore, to the top of Shining Tor, we teamed up and covered the width of Cheshire! We passed 13 of our nature reserves along the way, full beautiful autumnal colour, wildlife and fabulous fungi. 🥾🍂🍄 Thank you so much to those who have sponsored our walk. You can still donate and help us protect these beautiful wild spaces. 👇 https://lnkd.in/eMwVef4c

Lost (and found) keys 🔑, falling in the mud 🥾and a few grazes from an overgrown holly bush 🌲 - but we did it! 💪 They'll no doubt be a few sore muscles and feet in the morning, but we had such a laugh together walking across the beautiful region of Cheshire, 90 miles from Hoylake shore to Shining Tor! 🌊➡️🏔️ Thank you again to everyone that's already sponsored Cheshire's Big Wild Walk. 👏 Our walk today supports our mission to restore and protect at least 30% of land and sea for nature in Cheshire by 2030. All the money raised will go towards protecting nature, wildlife and wild spaces across Cheshire, Halton, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Warrington and Wirral. Please sponsor us if you're able. 👇 https://lnkd.in/eMwVef4c #BigWildWalk

Wow, what a morning! We're so lucky to live, work, learn and play in such a gorgeous place. Doesn't Cheshire have a beautiful diversity of natural spaces? 😍 🏔️🌊🌳 All of the teams have checked in to their mid-way lunch stops. We're tired, but refuelling to continue and complete the full 90 miles today. Thanks so much to everyone that's supported - it's really helping with motivation👍 Meet the walkers, check out the route and sponsor our team 👇 #BigWildWalk The Wildlife Trusts https://lnkd.in/eMwVef4c

And we're off 🚶♂️🚶♀️🍂☀️It's official - all our walkers have set off to cover the 90-mile width of Cheshire along the Eric Thurston Wildlife Way 🥾 Good luck team and thank you to everyone for your kind messages and generous sponsorship already received! 👏 Meet the walkers, check out the route and sponsor our team 👇 #BigWildWalk The Wildlife Trusts https://lnkd.in/eMwVef4c

🍂Today's the day! 🍂 Our teams of Big Wild Walkers are on their way to their starting points, ready to take on the Eric Thurston Wildlife Way. We'll be posting updates throughout the day... watch this space! 👀 #BigWildWalk https://lnkd.in/eMwVef4c

🥾 Tomorrow's the big day! 🥾 After a good night's sleep tonight, our team of Big Wild Walkers will be lacing up their boots and ready to team up and cover the width of Cheshire! Be sure to follow us throughout the day as we'll be posting live updates from our teams as they pass through some beautiful wild spaces, from the shores of the Dee Estuary, to the top of Shining Tor! Meet the walkers, check out the route and sponsor our team 👇 #BigWildWalk https://lnkd.in/eMwVef4c 📸 Terry Whittaker/2020VISION