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Developing pasture woodland.
We look after an amazing network of 31 nature reserves right across the Island with the help of our dedicated band of volunteers, the Midweek Muckers, Ballachurry Bashers and the Onchan Wetlanders! We owe a huge debt of gratitude to our marvellous volunteers who proudly manage some of the finest sites for nature in our Manx nation. In addition to our 31 reserves, we also co-manage the Calf of Man with a team of four full time wardens (along with volunteers) in conjunction with the landowner, Manx National Heritage.
We are very pleased that six of our reserves are designated as Areas of Special Scientific Interest (ASSIs) which means that they are protected areas of national importance for nature conservation. Four of these reserves also form part of a designated Ramsar Wetland, with three others being formal Candidate Ramsar Sites, meaning that our volunteers proudly care for sites of international importance for wildlife.
Our incredible volunteers also run our Wildlife Shop in Peel and our two seasonal Nature Discovery Centres, which are also listed below.
You can now see all Manx Wildlife Trust Nature Reserves and Nature Discovery Centres on the Island Environment map which can be found here.
Find all the information about our reserves, when they were acquired and their sizes here.
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Developing pasture woodland.
An important stretch of low-lying sand dune coastline, great for walking and bird watching.
To limit disturbance to wildlife, this reserve is open to MWT Members only. A nature reserve featuring two lakes, three open meadows and a mixed broadleaved wood, the reserve forms part of the 25…
A compact reserve with two ponds, a hide and marked paths, with a proliferation of birds and invertebrates.
A new acquisition for 2024. More details to follow.
This small nature reserve is a seasonally wet meadow and curragh, with more than 100 recorded plant species.
This small nature reserve features broadleaved woodland and ferns surrounding a redundant reservoir. An area rich in birds, bats and invertebrates.
The Island’s most important Limestone habitat with pools, scrub and grassland. An Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI)!
This is a small woodland nature reserve in an urban setting.
This nature reserve is a mosaic of grassland, curragh and open meadow producing a diversity of species, where butterflies, beetles and spiders abound.
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