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Did anybody notice the rain?
Our usual blogger Jasmine had been focusing on her art exhibition, which means Chris is here to write a detailed account of the day's...


Raking, rattling and reaping
Today is THE day (12th August) to sow yellow-rattle and so Bolton NEWT were out on Leverhulme Park at one of the wildflower meadow sites....


Weave, oh weave, the willow
When I was a child I would draw the same picture over and over again - a willow tree over a pond with a swan or duck and some bull...


Please don't send me flowers - come to our park
After a morning of further balsam bashing, (I know in this heat!), with Rob and John joining in to push back the invading plant, Bolton...


Pebble art in 'a place shared by many'
The origin of the word 'community' comes from the Latin communitatem "community, society, fellowship, friendly intercourse; courtesy,...


NEWT and PAR do Parklife!
There is something about painting a pebble that captures the imagination: a microcosm on a rock; an expression of the yourself; a...


Community Groups ROCK together
Today the Bolton/Bury 'Pebble Art Rocks' group joined Bolton NEWT for a rocktastic pebble art event, interspersed with some Balsam...


NEWTs get into a scrape
What a glorious day and perfect for conservation action at the Wetland Bunk on Leverhulme Park. especially as we were in the shade. The...


Get a grip in 'big boy pants'
After an evening searching for bats, testing out our new bat detector, ready for a proper bat survey, we moseyed down to the wetland bunk...


Squish, Squash, Splat!
NEWTs event today was clearing more debris and deadwood from the Wetland Bunk on Leverhulme Park as well as our first foray into clay...
North East Wildlife Trail
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