If you enjoy watching Willow Tits and would like to contribute to their conservation in Greater Manchester then this is an opportunity not to be missed. 

Lancashire Wildlife Trust would like to invite you to be involved in a Willow Tit Survey Training Day which aims to standardize recording methodologies and gain habitat data from across our region. This will benefit long term planning for species recovery.

Willow Tits are suffering an alarming decline, with around 3,400 pairs remaining in the UK.   The Great Manchester Wetlands Nature Improvement Area which extends across Wigan, Salford, Bolton and into Cheshire, holds around 10% of this number.    We want to learn more about the population in our area.  This will involve identifying suitable habitat and recording the presence or absence of Willow Tit.  The aim is to build up a better picture of the region's populations.  This will be done in conjunction with The Carbon Landscape Project and Greater Manchester Ecology Unit. The survey results will inform some very targeted habitat development work on existing Willow tit sites, and also be used to develop neighbouring sites, allowing populations to spread.

The training day is to be held at Three Sisters Lakeside Office, on 18^th February 2016, between 10-3pm. You will need to bring a packed lunch, and suitable clothing for the weather on the day.

Please contact LWT at The Lakeside office to book, on 01942 726214. Or email Cheryl Knott on cknott@lancswt.org.uk