Wildlife
Few creatures capture our imagination as deeply as owls
January 17th 2012
Few creatures capture our imagination as deeply as owls, not bad for an animal that only comes out when we’re all asleep – or do they? Cheshire Wildlife Trust’s Tom Marshall investigates
The Grey Seals of the Dee Estuary get ready for winter
December 19th 2011
As we batten down the hatches for winter an exodus of our largest marine mammal, the grey seal, is taking place from the tempestuous sandbanks of the Dee Estuary. Cheshire Wildlife Trust’s Tom Marshall discovers the astonishing reason why
Barry Shaw - The bird man of Frodsham
October 19th 2011
Barry Shaw has Frodsham golfers excited about another kind of birdie WORDS BY EMMA MAYOH PHOTOGRAPHY BY KIRSTY THOMPSON
The flight of the navigators - birds migrate from the Cheshire skies
October 19th 2011
October sees our skies filled with a thousand journeys from the Arctic to Australia, but how do our feathered visitors do it? Cheshire Wildlife Trust’s Tom Marshall finds out
The legend of Thor’s Stone on the Wirral's Thurstaton Common
October 6th 2011
Thor’s Stone on the Wirral has captured the imagination of residents and visitors for generations and it’s not hard to see why, as Chris Hogg explains
Turning the tide in the Irish Sea with Cheshire Wildlife Trust
September 21st 2011
More people have been to the moon than have explored our deepest seas, but could a lack of understanding of what lies beneath the surf be putting our wildlife at risk? Tom Marshall of the Cheshire Wildlife Trust dives in to find out
Starlings - the menace in the skies of rural Cheshire
September 21st 2011
Farmers in Cheshire are turning to birds of prey to protect their cattle feed from the threat posed by starlings, as Carl Nagaitis reports
The Dormouse - one of Cheshire’s most secretive and very sleepy creatures
August 17th 2011
Cheshire Wildlife Trust’s Tom Marshall opens the lid on the private life of one of Cheshire’s most secretive and very sleepy creatures, the dormouse Photography by Tom Marshall
Animal Magic - Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage, Sri Lanka
July 11th 2011
Flatulent bubble baths, splashes and showers: Karen Bowerman watches a herd of seventy elephants enjoy bath time at Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage, Sri Lanka...
Animal Magic - Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage, Sri Lanka
July 11th 2011
Flatulent bubble baths, splashes and showers: Karen Bowerman watches a herd of seventy elephants enjoy bath time at Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage, Sri Lanka...
Cheshire Wildlife Trust on the beauty of bogs
July 6th 2011
It might not be what we'd usually aspire to, but as Dr Vicky Nall of Cheshire Wildlife Trust finds out, in Cheshire at least bog standard will do just fine
Cotebrook Shire Horse Centre in new woodlands scheme
July 5th 2011
Thousands of saplings have been planted at Cotebrook Shire Horse Centre as part of a scheme to create new woodlands
The songs of summertime join the dawn chorus in Cheshire
June 15th 2011
As spring gives way to the long, lazy days of summer, our own dawn chorus choir is joined by some often unassuming but impressive summer songsters - the warblers. Tom Marshall from the Cheshire Wildlife Trust listens in
Wild Welsh ponies to the rescue at Bickerton Hill
June 8th 2011
Wild Welsh ponies are galloping to the rescue of endangered heathland at Bickerton Hill PHOTOGRAPHY BY HILARY KEHOE
Muddying the waters? The environmental threat to the Mersey Estuary
May 11th 2011
Beyond the ships and industrial chimneys lies a Mersey estuary that is surprisingly rich in wildlife, but could it soon be under threat in our race to battle climate change? Cheshire Wildlife Trust’s Tom Marshall investigates
Bee-keeping is creating a buzz in Cheshire
May 11th 2011
Bee-keeping is becoming an increasingly popular hobby, as Jim Keoghan reports
The half-ton heroes of the Cheshire countryside
April 13th 2011
Not everyone wants to get their boots muddy to help wildlife, but now a new project means we can all have a taste of the action – and make a real difference. Tom Marshall reports
Cheshire Wildlife - As mad as a March hare
March 14th 2011
With winter gently loosening its grip, Cheshire Wildlife Trust’s Tom Marshall discovers a creature that truly springs into action in March
February is the month of romance even for wildlife
February 7th 2011
February is the month of romance - and house hunting, as Tom Marshall of the Cheshire Wildlife Trust reports
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