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Wildlife and Conservation

This category relates to all things to do with wildlife and conservation in Preston.

Disused Preston to Longridge rail line clean up blighted by fly-tipping to take a year

The fly-tipping on the disused railway. Community groups in Preston are working with Network Rail to clean up the disused Preston to Longridge railway. The line near Skeffington Road in Deepdale has been spoiled by fly-tipping […]

3 days ago
Fulwood park committee on the lookout for new chairperson after Geoff Rand’s decade of success

Geoff Rand, right, has spent a decade trying to improve Conway Park in Fulwood Pic: Neil Cross/National World A committee of volunteers that has transformed the fortunes of a Fulwood park is on the lookout for a new chairman or chairwoman. Friends of Conway Park oversees and maintains […]

1 week ago
Miyawaki ‘micro-wood’ work begins for Longridge park

A micro-wood is due to be planted at John Smith’s Playing Field in Longridge after funding was secured from Lancashire County Council. Longridge Environment Group (LEG) is preparing for a […]

2 weeks ago
New service in Preston and Lancashire launches to encourage environmentally cleaner homes

Rooftops Pic: 70023venus2009 Greener Homes in Lancashire is a new free advice service, launched on 22 January 2025. The service provides help to households and landlords on how to improve their properties by […]

2 weeks ago
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St Walburge’s church statue restoration is complete

The restored statue, and how it used to look Pic: Blog Preston A statue of the namesake of an iconic church in Preston has undergone a major restoration project. St Walburge’s Church in Pedder Street, Ashton-on-Ribble, has seen the statue of its […]

1 month ago
Cygnet rescued from frozen Leeds-Liverpool Canal

A cygnet was rescued by the RSPCA after becoming trapped in ice on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Riley Green during the very cold spell.     The stricken bird was […]

1 month ago
Preston dairy farm fined £10,000 for slurry pollution

Environmental slurry A Preston farming business has been fined and ordered to pay costs totalling more than £10,000 for polluting a watercourse and breaching slurry storage regulations. E & A Forshaw (Partnership) […]

1 month ago
‘Toad Patrollers’ needed to give Lancashire amphibians a fighting chance this winter

A group of frog enthusiasts is calling for volunteers to come forward to help keep toads off the road as winter turns to spring in the rural areas north of […]

1 month ago
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