Alan Wright

Heysham Nature Reserve is a genuine hidden gem and there’s a real buzz in the air as summer approaches.

Freeman’s Pasture, close to Chorley town centre, is one of the region’s only species-rich grasslands.

Foxhill Bank nature reserve in Oswaldtwistle is the size of 10 football pitches but it feels hidden and miles from anywhere

Moston Fairway is just a mile from Manchester city centre but it buzzes and sings with wildlife throughout the year says Lancashire Wildlife Trust’s Alan Wright

Lancashire Wildlife Trust’s Alan Wright continues his tour of nature reserves by visiting Abram Flash, beside the Leeds/Liverpool Canal near Wigan

Nature reserves around the region have benefited from animal ‘volunteers’ over the past 10 years. Alan Wright from the Lancashire Wildlife Trust meets the wonderful beasts

Spring starts in the early morning in Lancashire with the dawn chorus. Lancashire Wildlife Trust’s Alan Wright gets out of bed to immerse himself in birdsong

Nature reserves around the region have benefited from animal ‘volunteers’ over the past 10 years. Alan Wright from the Lancashire Wildlife Trust meets the wonderful beasts.

There are signs that hedgehog numbers might be recovering, and we can all do our bit to help them, says Alan Wright of The Lancashire Wildlife Trust.

Insect decline is alarming scientists across the world and it has consequences for all of us. The Wildlife Trusts has started an Action For Insects Campaign, writes campaigns manager Alan Wright