
Ballachrink
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…
Rob Strathdee
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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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.
Excellent for the outstanding display of thousands of orchids from late May to July and good for bird watching.
Close Sartfield is an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) and a…
An Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI)! Part of the widest strip of yellow dune on the island, good for birdwatching.
'Curragh Kiondroghad' in Manx Gaelic or Onchan Community Wetlands in English, this site was previously a mill pond. Now natural succession has turned it into the green lungs of Onchan, a…
Traditional heather moorland with western gorse and plenty of birds.
A boardwalk runs through the willow scrub, there's an abundance of mosses and lichens and a bird hide too within this small nature reserve.
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