Lancashire & Cheshire Fauna Society
Recording and publishing data on wildlife in the county
Following a chance meeting at the Lancashire Recorders Conference, Tom Ferguson sent us a copy of his Farmland Birds Report for two farms in St Helens. It can be downloaded here: St Helens Farm Birds 2014-2023
The Lancashire Wildlife Conference takes place on Saturday March 7th 2026. Tickets are only a nominal £5 and include lunch and refreshments!
By now, you should have received a copy of Malcolm Evans’ work on the “Hoverflies of the Fylde” which was sent out last week. The society still intends to publish a book on the Hoverflies of Lancashire & Cheshire in Read More
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.