Author: David Bickerton

The Lancashire Wildlife Recorder’s Conference 2025 will take place again this year at Blackburn College on Saturday 8th November 2025 10am – 5pm. Full booking details will be communicated soon.

the 2025 Lancashire Butterfly report is now available to view. See the Butterflies page

The annual bird report is due to be published by the end of December. Members will receive their copy through the post. Copies will be available from inFocus at Brockholes NR, Leighton Moss RSPB, or via the secretary or NHBS.

Published in August 2023, the latest annual report details the birds recorded in 2022 together with the usual ringing report.

The next project (that may take a couple of years to complete) will be one on Hoverflies. You can see an Excel ‘map’ of the number of species currently on the National Recording Scheme database as of 2022 here. Many Read More

Our latest publication was sent to members at the end of March 2023. A very readable work by Phil Smith giving the reader a flavour of the insects to be found along the Sefton coast. The from cover features a Read More

Everyone should have received their 2021 Bird Report by now – hope you like it. The Society will have a stand in the Wigeon Room at Martin Mere on 15/16th October 2022. It’s always good to meet up with members Read More

We will be holding our Annual General Meeting virtually via Zoom on Saturday 5th March at 10 am. Invitations have been sent out to those who’ve an email address.

Following on from the enormous success of his Micro-moth Field Tips published in 2017 and by popular demand, Ben Smart has compiled a second volume to help to identify the early signs of micro-moths in and around the north-west of England. Designed as Read More