Bringing the Manchester Argus butterfly home, with The Wildlife Trust
Schedule
Sat Nov 22 2025 at 01:00 pm to 02:15 pm
UTC+00:00Location
The Manchester Museum | Manchester, EN
About this Event
In 2020 the Lancashire Wildlife Trust returned 20 large heath butterflies to Astley Moss in Greater Manchester. This was the first time in 150 years that the butterfly, also known as the Manchester Argus, had flown in Manchester. Hear about their amazing journey.
Lois Clark is the Lancashire Peat Partnership Engagement Officer, helping to educate people on the importance of peat to the climate, people and animals. The Partnership represents a number of experts and organisation working on both upland and lowland mosses.
Alan Wright is Head of Campaigns and Communications at the Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside. Alan still gets shivers down his spine when he recalls the reintroduction of the Manchester Argus butterfly to Astley Moss in 2020.
About the Wildlife Trust
The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside is the leading conservation charity in the North West and one of more than 40 Wildlife Trusts across the United Kingdom. The local Wildlife Trust works with more than 1,200 volunteers on 40 nature reserves, ensuring plants and creatures can flourish here in Manchester, and in our neighbouring counties. https://www.lancswt.org.uk/
Where is it happening?
The Manchester Museum, Oxford Rd, Manchester, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 0.00
