General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

NNR Public Launch
Sun 16th Jul ‘23, 11am - 3pm
Pennington Flash



BBC NW (9th Jul ‘23)

Wigan Council: News / Info

The ‘Flashes Festival of Nature’ will be the public launch of The Flashes of Wigan and Leigh - Greater Manchester’s first and only National Nature Reserve (NNR).

There will be a host of nature-themed activities including nature walks and accessible trails, foraging, ecocrafts and activities, nature stalls, photography and wild art. And not forgetting facepainting - in case you were worried there’d be none, Tonker.

Cllr Chris Ready, the portfolio holder for communities and neighbourhoods, said: “The Flashes Festival of Nature is a chance for our whole community to come together and celebrate our precious flashes, which we were proud to see declared as a National Nature Reserve by Natural England last October.”