Welcome to the Manx Wildlife Trust
Visit the New Wildflower Nursery on Tynwald Day
Come and join the Wildflowers of Mann project team and Manx Wildlife Trust staff at the brand new wildflower nursery - open for the very first time - this Tynwald Day, Monday 6 July. Find out more here.
Marine Day - Saturday 4 July - Port St Mary
In addition to face painting, cookery demonstrations and competitions, there will be a series of short talks, including 'The Underwater Life of the Isle of Man', 'Basking Sharks, Gentle Giants' and 'Marine Bird Life' plus information about the Manx Marine Nature Reseve Project and Scallop Ranching. More info here.
Out & About: June
See the orchids in full bloom at the Trust’s Close Sartfield reserve and watch – from a distance – Little and Artic Turns sweeping down across the waves as they start to nest on the higher shoreline at the Ayres. Find out more here.
New Marine Officer for the Manx Wildlife Trust
Eleanor Stone has been appointed as the new Marine Officer with the Manx Wildlife Trust. Find out more about Eleanor, and her new role at the Trust, here.
Trust’s tools stolen from Cooildarry
Tools worth around £150 were taken whilst the Trust’s conservation volunteers, or “Muckers”, were carrying out work at the Cooildarry reserve in Kirk Michael. Read more here .
Trust Staff on Mannin the Wild Radio Programme
Manx
Radio's Howard Caine talks to Andree and Duncan as part of the weekly
Mannin the Wild programme. The programme is broadcast on Tuesdays at
6pm and you can 'Listen Again' online for upto one week after the
initial broadcast - click here.
Rare Orchid Find
As the Wildflower of Mann Flora Survey gets underway, a rare orchid has been found in the south of the Island. The Lesser Twayblade (Neottia cordata) orchid has not been recorded in the Isle of Man for over 100 years.
Read the IOM Today newspaper news report here . Read more about the Flora Survey here.
Flora Survey is off the Grid
Local flora enthusiasts have begun an island-wide survey, with the aim to produce a fully illustrated book detailing the Island’s wildflowers. Read more here. View the Wildflower A-Z here.
