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MWT Summer season - Events guide!
Find MWT's 2022 events guide here!
Manx Wildlife Trust Presentation evening
We had a great time at our annual presentation evening where volunteer awards and education course certificates were presented at Greens in St Johns.
Agri-Environment Scheme Evening
Not one for Manx farmers and agricultural landowners to miss. Join us to hear more about the new agri-environment scheme and voice any queries you might have about the scheme.
Common evening-primrose
An introduced species, Common evening-primrose is now naturalised on waste ground, roadside verges and railway cuttings. It has long been used to produce the herbal remedy, evening-primrose oil.…
St Mark's fly
The St Mark's fly is small, black and shiny. It is so-called because it emerges around St Mark's Day, April 25th. Large numbers of adults can be found in woodland edges, hedgerows,…
Cockle
The common cockle is a traditional seaside favourite, both for its white shells often found in the sand and for the yummy snack of cockles doused in malt vinegar.
Warty venus
This bumpy shell lives up to its name and lives partly buried in the seabed along the west coast of Great Britain.
Small copper
The small copper lives up to its name in both colour and size! Look out for it from April onwards in dry, sunny habitats like heathland, downland and woodland. It can be spotted in gardens, too.…
Events
Find your local Wildlife Trust event and get stuck in to wild activities, talks, walks and much more.
Dog cockle
This long-lived bivalve can be found buried in the sand on the south and west coasts of the UK.
Cock's-foot
Cock's-foot is a common, tussocky grass of grasslands, woodland rides and cultivated ground - its fluffy, pinky-beige flower heads are quite distinctive.