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MWT Summer season - Events guide!
Find MWT's 2022 events guide here!
Close Sartfield Butterfly transect
Close Sartfield butterfly transect and the story of the migrating Painted Ladies, did you know butterflies flew so high?!
Greater butterfly-orchid
The Greater butterfly-orchid is a tall orchid of hay meadows, grasslands and ancient woodlands. It has whitish-green flowers that have spreading petals and sepals - a bit like the wings of a…
Butterfly transects restart at Close Sartfield Nature Reserve
We are pleased to report that we have re-established the butterfly transects at our Close Sartfield reserve. These were started in 1993 by John Lamb and continued until 2014!
Warty venus
This bumpy shell lives up to its name and lives partly buried in the seabed along the west coast of Great Britain.
Events
Find your local Wildlife Trust event and get stuck in to wild activities, talks, walks and much more.
Manx Wildlife Week – Invertebrate group drop-in event – Meet the Minibeasts
Meet the Minibeasts. Drop in to the Manx Museum to see the Island’s smallest inhabitants up close and learn about their world. The Isle of Man invertebrate group will be on hand to demonstrate how…
How to attract butterflies to your garden
Provide food for caterpillars and choose nectar-rich plants for butterflies and you’ll have a colourful, fluttering display in your garden for many months.
The CEO's report on 2019/20 and MWT's ambitions for the future
Every year the CEO of Manx Wildlife Trust produces an annual report; here is the 2019-2020 annual report, including future ambitions, compiled by our CEO, Leigh Morris.
Water avens
Look for Water avens in damp habitats, such as riversides, wet woodlands and wet meadows. It has nodding, purple-and-orange flowers that hang on delicate, purple stems.