The Wildlife Directory
Lapwing (Colin Smith - Natural England)
Almost half the land area of our district is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Its diverse and contrasting countryside extends from the internationally important estuaries of Morecambe Bay to the heather moorland and blanket bog clad fells of the Forest of Bowland and the bleak uplands of Leck Fell.
There are wooded limestone outcrops around Silverdale, and herb rich pastures and wooded valleys along the River Lune. The coastline contains headlands with saltmarshes and vast expanses of intertidal mud and sand flats which provide a rich source of food for internationally important populations of wintering wildfowl and wading birds.
This Directory is here to raise awareness of and support for these unique features of our local landscape.
The Wildlife Directory
Volunteering and conservation opportunities in Lancaster district
If you want to volunteer with a local wildlife organisation, use the links in the table below to:
- Find out more about groups in your area;
- Find the right person to contact about improving habitats for local wildlife;
- Get involved in volunteering events.
| Group Contact & Information |
| Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
Contact: Ian Henderson
Website: www.arnsidesilverdaleaonb.org.uk
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| British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV)
Contact: Sonia Edwards
Website: www.btcv.org
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Butterfly Conservation Lancashire
Contact: Laura Sivell
Website: http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/
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| Department of Biological Sciences, Lancaster University
Contact: Trevor Piearce
Website: http://biol.lancs.ac.uk/bs/home.html
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| EPIC (Exmoor Ponies in Conservation)
Contact: Tim Mackintosh
Website: www.exmoorpony.org
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Graeme Skelcher Ecological Consultant
Website: http://graemeskelcher.web.officelive.com
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| Heysham Bird Observatory
Contact: Pete Marsh
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| Lancashire Countryside Service
Contact: Steve Edwards
Website: Lancashire County Council Countryside Page
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| Lancashire Rural Futures
Contact: Margaret O’Kane
Website: www.lancashireruralfutures.co.uk
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Lancashire Wildlife Trust
Contact: Kim Wisdom
Website: www.lancswt.org.uk
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| Lancaster and District Conservation Volunteers
Contact: David & Liz Alexander
Website: www.ldcv.org
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| Lancaster & District Birdwatching Society
Contact: Andrew Cadman
Website: www.lancasterbirdwatching.org.uk
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| Lancaster & Morecambe College - Animal Studies Course
Contact: Carrie Vale
Website: www.lmc.ac.uk
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Lancaster Seedsavers
Contact: Lucia Marquart
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Lune Habitat Group
Contact: Chris Littlefield
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Morecambe Bay Partnership and the Beach care Project
Contact: Susannah Bleakley
Website: www.morecambebay.org.uk
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National Trust
Contact: Stephen Bradley
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk
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Natural England
Contact: Liam Fisher
Website: www.naturalengland.org.uk
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North Lancashire and Westmorland and Furness Bat group / ENVIROTECH
Contact: Andrew Gardner
Website: www.envtech.co.uk
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North Lancashire Naturalists Group
Contact: John Holding
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Middle Wood Ecological Trust
Contact: Rod Everett
Website: www.middlewood.org.uk
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Piccadilly Garden
Contact: Mavis Warrington
Website: www.piccadillygardenlimited.co.uk
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Pond Conservation (including Community Pond Warden Scheme)
General Contact: Hugh Roberts
Contact for the Warden Scheme: Rebecca Cleaver
Website: www.pondconservation.org.uk
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Wolfwood Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation
Website: www.wolfwood.co.uk
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For more volunteering opportunities with local environmental organisations, take a look at www.do-it.org.uk the CVS/VIC Volunteering website.