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Posted on 26 November 202026 November 2020/ By Charlotte Ireland

Launching Lancashire’s Local Nature Partnership

A partnership that will be a powerful voice and ready to take urgent action for nature in Lancashire is being relaunched. The Lancashire Local Nature Partnership (LNP) will “build aContinue readingLaunching Lancashire’s Local Nature Partnership

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The River Loud catchment has significant water qua

The River Loud catchment has significant water quality issues which are exacerbated by overland flow and land drainage. As the land drains are mostly straight, this water is fast flowing which accelerates the rate of water runoff, increasing soil erosion and the amount of pollutants and sediments entering rivers and streams. This has caused serious habitat loss and damage. By turning one of the old river channels on a farm into a wetland in 2019 as part of #ribblelifetogether, it has been possible to help improve water quality, slow the flow of excess rainwater, and create an important habitat for a variety of wildlife.

Today’s #WildlifeWednesday is all about the gras

Today’s #WildlifeWednesday is all about the grass snake. The grass snake (Natrix Helvetica) is our longest snake here in the UK, but don’t worry if you find one in your compost heap – they’re harmless! They can be 90-150cm long, weigh 240g and have an average lifespan of 15-25 years. They are usually a greenish colour with a yellow and black collar, pale belly and dark markings down the side. Females are bigger than males. This green and yellow reptile is fond of wetland habitats but can also be found in dry grasslands and gardens, especially if there’s a pond nearby. During the summer, grass snakes can be seen basking in the sun close to their favourite ponds or swimming in the water; they are accomplished swimmers and frequently take frogs and fish. They will also hunt other amphibians, small mammals and birds. Females lay 10-40 eggs in rotting vegetation, such as compost heaps, incubating them until they hatch in early Autumn.

Like all reptiles, grass snakes hibernate, usually from October until April. This makes April a good month for reptile spotting but remember that their well-being must come first, if it looks like you are disturbing the animal, move away slowly and leave them in peace. Grass snakes are protected in the UK under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and are a priority species under the UK Post-2010 Biodiversity Framework.

DID YOU KNOW?
When threatened by one of its many predators, the grass snake often ‘plays dead’, which may make it less appealing to eat. Predators of the grass snake include badgers, red foxes, domestic cats, hedgehogs and a number of birds. When caught, grass snakes hiss and release a foul-smelling substance from their anal gland. Although they may also strike with the head, they do not bite and are harmless to humans.

Photo Credit: Sussex Wildlife Trust © Derek Middleton

Ramadan Mubarak to everyone celebrating this holy

Ramadan Mubarak to everyone celebrating this holy period here in the Ribble catchment, and across the country.

We're wishing blessed, peaceful, and healthy holy month to everyone celebrating!

#ramadanmubarak #RamadanKareem

The Mill Lane Weir fish pass project (River Loud t

The Mill Lane Weir fish pass project (River Loud tributary, near Chipping) was completed in 2017 as part of #ribblelifetogether and involved using notched baffles and rock ramps to reduce the height of each weir step as well as creating chutes and pools for fish to use to pass the structure. By removing this barrier to fish migration, 4.78 kilometres of watercourse upstream has been opened up to migratory fish species such as salmon and trout. You can read more about the project here: https://ribblelifetogether.org/mill-lane-weir/

1952 trees were planted along Leagram Brook (near

1952 trees were planted along Leagram Brook (near Chipping) in February 2018 as part of #ribblelifetogether. This created a woodland 1.40 hectares (14000 metres squared) in size.
High Head Wood is within the River Loud sub-catchment of the River Hodder. The River Loud and its tributaries suffer significant impacts from diffuse pollution from agriculture, particularly sediment and faecal matter. High Head Wood is an existing woodland which is currently within an area of improved grassland. This woodland scheme has created a new area of riparian woodland on Leagram Brook (a tributary of the River Loud) that will adjoin the existing woodland and create a woodland corridor. Excluding livestock from Leagram Brook is reducing diffuse pollution and contributing to natural flood risk management. You can read more about the project here: https://ribblelifetogether.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/High-Head.pdf

Today’s #WildlifeWednesday is all about the spri

Today’s #WildlifeWednesday is all about the spring activities of the red fox (Vulpes vulpes). Mid-March is the peak time for fox births, so April is when you are most likely to see litters emerging to get their first taste of the big outside world. By the times cubs appear above ground, they are five or six weeks old and very playful – brilliant to watch if you are lucky enough to have a fox family nearby. This is also a good time to see adult foxes out as they hunt around the clock to provide food for their hungry litter. The hours of darkness in which foxes can hunt have now diminished as we enter British Summer Time, so activity is much more likely to spill over into daylight, even in rural locations where foxes tend to be more nocturnal.

The red fox is our only wild member of the dog family here in the UK. They are not fussy eaters and will happily eat small mammals, birds, frogs or worms, as well as fruit and berries. Foxes that live in towns and cities may even scavenge in bins to look for scraps. A male fox, called a dog, makes a barking noise whereas the female foxes, known as vixens, make a spine-chilling scream sound. Red foxes are medium-sized dogs, orangey-red on top and white below with black tips on their ears, dark brown feet and a white tip at the end of their bushy orange tail (known as the ‘brush’).

DID YOU KNOW?
Red foxes live in a burrow system known as an ‘earth’. They scent-mark their territorial borders with urine, creating a very strong and recognisable odour. They also have scent-glands in their feet to mark well-used trails so they can follow them easily at night.

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