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The Wigan Flashes team have been creating bee banks for solitary mining bees to nest. Females of bee species such as the Tawny mining bee (Andrena fulva) and Ashy mining…

News Roundup This quarter has been a difficult one because of the pandemic and associated restrictions. Volunteer work parties had to be suspended. The Flashes have had a lot of…

Recent work on the Flashes Early in the New Year the glades at Westwood and Horrocks Flash were strimmed, to clear bramble, and other unwanted vegetation which would compromise this…

Recent work on the Flashes Autumn is usually the time to carry out fen cuts and areas are cut in rotation, to let new growth through. This autumn was very…