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The Manx Native Tree List
The Isle of Man's first fully agreed native tree list!
Good News on our Reserves!
Find out about some of the good news stories from our Nature Reserves!
Salad burnet
A low-growing herb of chalk and limestone grassland, Salad burnet lives up to its name - it is a popular addition to salads and smells of cucumber when crushed!
Great burnet
The egg-shaped, crimson flower heads of Great burnet give this plant the look of a lollipop! It can be found on floodplain meadows - a declining habitat which is under serious threat.
Contact your MP
By writing to your MP or meeting them in person, you can help them to understand more about a local nature issue you care passionately about.
Burnet companion
This day-flying moth is found on flowery meadows, often in the company of other moths and butterflies.
First ever ‘Red List of Freshwater Fish’ for the Isle of Man
Manx Wildlife Trust, together with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry (DEFA), have completed a major new study entitled ‘Freshwater Fish of Conservation Concern in the Isle of…
Six-spot burnet moth
The six-spot burnet moth is a day-flying moth that flies with a slow, fluttering pattern. Look for it alighting on knapweeds and thistles in grassy places. It is glossy black, with six red spots…
How to compost your waste
Instead of sending your green waste to landfill, create your own compost.
Change your energy use
Energy used in buildings accounted for around 20% of total UK emissions in 2022. Reducing your household energy use by switching to a renewable energy supplier or purchasing a heat pump will help…