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IOM visitors helping to protect Manx wildlife!
A massive thank you to Island Escapes for supporting Manx Wildlife Trust, with the relationship showing real benefits for local wildlife!
Another long-distance swimmer: Small Shark Tagged in the IOM Recaptured off France
Find out about the small shark tagging programme and where the tagged sharks end up!
Wood mouse
The tiny, brown wood mouse is one of our most common rodents and is very likely to be found in the garden. It is similar to the house mouse, but has larger ears and eyes relative to its size.
Manx Wildlife Trust's Creg y Cowin is one of the first sites for The Wildlife Trusts’ Atlantic rainforest recovery programme
Isle of Man and North Wales are first to benefit from £38million Aviva fund
Escort the seal's 410km journey from Cornwall-IOM
It's international seal day and we have a great story about a seal spotted in Manx waters!
Field cow-wheat
Once widespread, this attractive plant has declined as a result of modern agricultural practices and is now only found in four sites in South East England.
Greater water parsnip
Large scale drainage in the UK has seen a massive reduction in the range of this sensitive aquatic plant which now only occurs in around 50 sites in England.
Bladder campion
Bladder campion is so-called for the bladder-like bulge that sites just behind the five-petalled flower - this is actually the fused sepals. Look for it on grasslands, farmland and along hedgerows…
Honeysuckle
A true wildlife 'hotel', Honeysuckle is a climbing plant that caters for all kinds of wildlife: it provides nectar for insects, prey for bats, nest sites for birds and food for small…
Lesser black-backed gull
The lesser-black backed gull can be spotted around the coast in summer, with the biggest colony on Walney Island, Cumbria. Look for it over fields, landfill sites and reservoirs during winter.
Common gull
Despite its name, the common gull is not as common as some of our other gulls. It can be spotted breeding at the coast, but is also partial to sports fields, landfill sites and housing estates in…