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What is Biodiversity?
Biological diversity, or, biodiversity for short, is the name given to
the variety of living things, the places where they live and how they
work together.
Biodiversity has taken millions of years to establish and is still
changing. It is essential to the Earth’s life support system, providing
basic natural processes, which we take for granted, such as fossil
fuels, fresh water, fertile soil, clean air, a stable climate and
predictable weather conditions.
B for Biodiversity
2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity
Get involved with our selection of
special events.Butterflies and Bees
Saturday August 7th 2010 13:00hrs
Greenslate Water Meadows Local Nature Reserve Orrell
Come along and join us to discover what species of butterflies and
bees can be found at Greenslate.
Booking Essential - 01942 233976
Bats in Borsdane
Saturday August 28th 2010 20:00hrs
Borsdane Wood Local Nature Reserve
A chance for all the family to learn more about the worlds only
flying mammal.
Bring a torch and discover which species can be found in the wood.
Then using ‘bat detectors’ watch and listen to how they find food in
a woodland at dusk
Booking Essential - 01942 233976
Beautiful Berries
Saturday September 25th Sep 2010 10:00
Low hall Local Nature Reserve
Join us to discover the bounty of berries that Mother Nature
provides for our wildlife to keep them fed through the winter.
Booking Essential - 01942 233976
Brackets and Boletus Fungi
Saturday 9th October 2010 10:00hrs
Borsdane Wood Local Nature Reserve
Come and have some fun with fungi at Borsdane Wood
Booking Essential - 01942 233976
Bashing Bramley’s
Thursday 28th October 2010 11:00hrs
Greenslate Water Meadows & Orrell Orchard
A special family friendly half term event. Join the us on an orchard
trail, then quench your thirst by pressing apples to make apple
juice
Booking Essential - 01942 233976
Buntings & Bramblings
Saturday 27th November 2010 10:00hrs
Borsdane Wood Local Nature Reserve
Join us to explore Borsdane looking for Winter thrushes and resident
birds
Booking Essential - 01942 233976
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At the moment extinction is running at more than 1000 times its natural
rate and unless drastic action is taken immediately many once common
species will be lost.
Wigan has its own very distinctive ‘wildlife’ communities, which over
time, have adapted to our local conditions and now form the basis of our
'local biodiversity'.
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Wigan's Biodiversity Strategy
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Mossland Biodiversity Action Plan
What are Biodiversity Action Plans?
Wigan’s Biodiversity Action Plans, or BAPs as they are more commonly
known, present a positive and clear way forward to conserving our local
wildlife. They provide targets and actions that work towards both
species and habitat conservation.
There are national and regional BAPs, but it is at the local level that
biodiversity and so sustainability, will or will not be achieved. These
BAPs create a common agenda not just for conservationists but for
anyone whose work or play has an impact on the environment. And of
course, that means all of us.
“The challenge is for everyone in the borough to consider how they can
help conserve and enhance Wigan’s biodiversity”.
Wigan’s Biodiversity Partnership
The aim of the Biodiversity Partnership is:
- ‘To provide a focal point and information exchange for biodiversity
action in the Borough’
The Partnership welcomes representatives of all organisations with a
direct interest in the development, enhancement and conservation of
Wigan’s biodiversity.
Membership is open to any individual, organisation or company that
supports the aim of the Partnership and can contribute to its
achievement. New members are always made to feel welcome.
The Partnership meets every three months at Wigan Town Hall.
For further information on Wigan’s biodiversity or how to get involved
in the Biodiversity Partnership contact either:
Biodiversity Action Plans
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