{"id":34869,"date":"2022-11-11T17:27:20","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T17:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=34869"},"modified":"2022-11-11T17:27:20","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T17:27:20","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-eco-doorstep-former-manchester-industrial-wasteland-now-new-nature-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=34869","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the (eco) doorstep\u2019: Former Manchester industrial wasteland now new Nature Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top\/?q=Wigan%20Council%20Flashes%20of%20Wigan%20and%20Leigh\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-34870\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Wigan_Council_Facebook_111122.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"344\" \/><\/a>A former industrial wasteland in Manchester has officially been designated an 1,824-acre nature reserve that will provide 300,000 locals with access to nature, reports EcoWatch.<\/h3>\n<h6><em>image: Wigan Council Facebook<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 National Nature Reserves help reconnect people with our natural world\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p><em>EcoWatch<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n<p>The Flashes of Wigan and Leigh will become one of England\u2019s most extensive urban nature reserves and will provide protected\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecowatch.com\/canada-lynx-habitat-expansion-us.html\">habitat<\/a>\u00a0for endangered bitterns \u2014 a relative of the heron \u2014 water voles and 52 pairs of willow tit. The patchwork of meadows and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecowatch.com\/coastal-wetlands-loss.html\">wetlands<\/a>\u00a0consisting of marshy grassland, swamp, reedbed, wet\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecowatch.com\/attracting-birds-planting-trees-shrubs.html\">woodland<\/a>\u00a0and tall herb fen will become part of the National Nature Reserves network.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNational Nature Reserves help reconnect people with our natural world, providing much needed opportunities to explore our incredible landscape for our health and wellbeing,\u201d said Chief Executive Officer of Natural England\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-england-manchester-63118719\">Marian Spain<\/a>, as BBC News reported.<\/p>\n<p>A gradual sinking of land due to mining led to the formation of lakes that became habitat for species, the press release said. The Wigan and Leigh nature reserve highlights the transfiguration of the Flashes over the past century. The designation will be the first for Greater Manchester.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to protecting wildlife, it is hoped the new nature reserve will become a site for sustainable tourism&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>England\u2019s National Nature Reserves were created not only to protect habitats for threatened species, but for use as \u201coutdoor laboratories\u201d for schools, the public and special interest groups to be exposed to wildlife and preserving nature.<\/p>\n<p>This year marks the 70th anniversary of the first of England\u2019s nature reserves&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecowatch.com\/industrial-wasteland-nature-reserve-england.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former industrial wasteland in Manchester has officially been designated an 1,824-acre nature reserve that will provide 300,000 locals with access to nature, reports EcoWatch. image: Wigan Council Facebook<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34869"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34871,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34869\/revisions\/34871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}