Wildlife and Conservation

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Preston in the Picture: Brockholes

8th, April 2012 by

It was Easter Sunday 2011 when Brockholes Nature Reserve opened its doors to the public for the first time and as the nature reserve is in effect celebrating its first birthday, I thought it would be appropriate to make this view of the visitor centre my ‘Preston in the Picture’ for this week. I think the magnificent floating visitor centre looks great in the late [...]

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Adopt a Preston pet: Sally

7th, April 2012 by

Some of you might be familiar with the Pet of the Week feature we used to run on Blog Preston, in light of the recent financial troubles at the RSPCA we’ve decided to change Pet of the Week to a far more worthy feature. Every week we’ll be feature an animal from the Preston RSPCA centre in Ribbleton who is up for re-homing. This will [...]

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Future uncertain for Preston’s RSPCA centre

6th, March 2012 by

A Preston animal charity could face closure due to a black hole in its finances. The Preston & District RSPCA animal centre in Ribbleton has announced it will have to lay off eight staff, leaving it just four to carry on caring for the city’s unwanted animals. The centre currently costs around £400,000-a-year to run and can hold up to 60 dogs, 25 cats and [...]

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Green space in Ingol to become a wildlife corridor

1st, March 2012 by

Plans to spruce up green land in Ingol have been greeted with support from local residents. The locally known Ingol Dip will get new footpaths and be declared a “wildlife corridor” if environmental work is approved by Preston City Council. The proposals from the Ingol Community Association and landowners Community Gateaway Association will see a tree planting scheme undertaken by local schools. The Dip also [...]

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Preston pet of the week: Mable

25th, February 2012 by

This week’s pet of the week is Mable, a pug from Preston. Here is her owner Martin Rue to tell you a bit more about his “strange” dog: We got her when she was three (she’s nearly 5 now), and she’s a very strange dog in terms of her temperament. For a long time she never barked and even now she only does a ‘gruffy’ [...]

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Volunteers to bring community garden back to life in Ribbleton Park

24th, February 2012 by

A team of volunteers will be creating a community allotment in a Preston park on Saturday morning. The Friends of Fishwick and St Matthew’s won a grant from NHS Central Lancashire to bring a community garden in Ribbleton Gardens back to life. Grete from the group said they were hoping to bring the garden, in Ribbleton Park, back into use for the local area. She [...]

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Preston pet of the week: Archie

18th, February 2012 by

This week’s pet of the week is a pedigree puss called Archie. So here’s a bit more about Archie by his owner Matt Brown, from Penwortham: Hello my name is Archie and I’m a 15 month old British Shorthair pussycat. I’m a posh pedigree puss who lives indoors but I do have my own outside summer house which I can relax in when it’s sunny [...]

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Preston pet of the week: Finney

4th, February 2012 by

This week’s pet of the week is a devoted dog called Finney. He follows his owner Dave Carr everywhere. Dave’s walks with Finney have spawned the popular Preston Walkies blog. So here’s a bit more about Finney by Dave: I don’t normally describe Finney, our five year old English Springer Spaniel, as a pet. I’d describe him as a companion, always there, always listening, always [...]

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Preston’s pet of the week: Lily

28th, January 2012 by

This week’s pet is a rescued cat, called Lily. Here is her owner, Emma Darley from Ashton, to tell you more: My beautiful half-Persian cat Lily is adorable. We rescued her from a bit of a dodgy home. She’s grown into a cute and affectionate cat, who loves to climb onto your lap for big cuddles kisses and fuss!! She even goes and visits all [...]

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Preston’s pet of the week: Harvey

14th, January 2012 by

This is the first in a new weekly feature for us, where we put the spotlight on our animal friends. We’ll be featuring the pet of the week, and first up is Harvey – a rescued Staffordshire bull terrier who is now living the good life in Penwortham. Here’s owner Katie Bleasdale-Pugh on her dog: Harvey is a staffie cross which we adopted a year [...]

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Get involved in Preston’s nature this winter

20th, November 2011 by

Those who have green fingers can get involved in a host of activities in Preston’s parks this winter. Preston park rangers will be teaching volunteers how to coppice, plant trees and look after hedgerows. Traditional coppicing and hurdle making from 1pm to 3pm on Tuesday 29th November at Fishwick Nature Reserve. Managing and learning about hedgerows takes place at Fishwick Nature Reserve on Thursday 1st [...]

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Ribbleton nature reserve to be protected from nuisance motorbikes

6th, November 2011 by

Changes to stop motorbikes blighting a nature reserve in the East of the city will be heard by councillors next month. A planning application has been submitted by Preston city council to install barriers blocking motorcycles tearing through the wildlife area. The Pope Lane Nature Reserve in Ribbleton has suffered problems with motorcycle nuisance and now special restrictor barriers will be placed at the gateway [...]

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Funding on offer for green-fingered residents and groups

23rd, October 2011 by

Community groups who help improve the environment could be in with a chance of winning some funding. Preston council is calling on green-fingered organisations and individuals to apply for money to improve their local area. Projects such as wildlife courses, tree planting and community orchards could receive up to £500 each. The Green Partnership Awards aim to encourage even more people to connect with nature. [...]

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