Amy Shakeshaft

Dec 5, 2024 | lep.co.uk | Amy Shakeshaft

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowThe event promises to be an evening of varied family entertainment and festive fun. Brockholes Nature Reserve are holding a festive Winter Fayre in Salmesbury. Following on from a successful first year, The Lancashire Wildlife Trusts are hosting this popular event at their flagship nature reserve once again. The winter fayre will take place on Friday 13th December, 5 - 8pm.

Oct 24, 2024 | inyourarea.co.uk | Amy Shakeshaft

LANCASHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST: The rare and protected great crested newt (Image: John Bridges) When I think of a newt, the scene from ‘Matilda’ immediately comes to mind. The school children find one in a stream and put it in Ms. Trunchbull’s jug of water as revenge for her tyrannic teaching, mistaking it for ‘a bug’. Apart from that childhood memory, I was foggy on my newt knowledge until recently. Now I believe there’s ‘nowt so cute as a newt, and they are my favourite amphibian.

Oct 2, 2024 | inyourarea.co.uk | Amy Shakeshaft

LANCASHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST: A double conker delight (Image: Alan Price) Autumn is glorious. It’s the twilight zone between summer, no matter what weather we’ve had, and the dawning of winter. It’s when I like to do the most walking around Manchester, to make the most of the rich colours, low sunlight dappling through trees dancing patterns on fallen leaves… But few things delight me as much as conkers.

Aug 30, 2024 | inyourarea.co.uk | Amy Shakeshaft

OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE: See Angelica Sprocket's Pockets at The Hive this weekend (Image: Folksy Theatre) Discover what is in Angelica Sprocket’s pink pockets as the much-loved children character is brought to life in an outdoor theatre performance at The Hive. Folksy Theatre will take audience members on a journey through the quirky contents of Angelica’s coat, during this charming children’s tale, written by former Children’s Laureate Sir Quentin Blake.

Apr 13, 2024 | inyourarea.co.uk | Emma Boff |Amy Shakeshaft

LITTERING THE FLOOR Scarlet elf cups love decaying matter (Image: Alan Wright) If you go down to the woods today… you might see a scarlet surprise. One of my favourite sights on a woodland walk is the merry scarlet elf cup. These fungi delight the inner child in me who trusted that woodlands and forests were home to fairy folk. I was thrilled to see so many of them spattered across the woodland floor on my (rainy) weekend walk.