Manx Wildlife Trust

🌎 It’s the final day of the #IIEM25 and we’re looking forward to an exciting conclusion to what has been an inspiring event.

💡 We’re expecting a packed schedule, lively discussions, and some truly impressive ideas.

#IsleOfManInnovation #PartnershipChallenge #TappeeTheTern #BusinessPartnership

The carnivorous lifestyle of the round-leaved sundew makes this peatland plant a fascinating species 🌱

The sundew is a strange and beautiful plant that can be found sitting among the soggy sphagnum mosses at the shores of bog pools, on wet heaths and peaty moors.

📷 Credit: 2020VISION

#ManxPeat

Manx Wildlife Trust announces Dr Carmel Croukamp as new Head of Engagement | Manx Wildlife Trust Manx Wildlife Trust (MWT) has announced the appointment of Dr Carmel Croukamp as its new Head of Engagement, succeeding Graham Makepeace-Warne, who has taken over as CEO after a transformative seven y...

🤩 We’re pleased to announce Dr Carmel Croukamp as our new Head of Engagement.

🌿 Carmel will oversee education, community partnerships, communications and public engagement!

🔗 Read more: www.mwt.im/news/manx-wi...

Calf of Man Seal Survey Volunteers | Manx Wildlife Trust We are looking for volunteers to conduct Seal Surveys on the Calf of Man for 10 weeks. Volunteers monitor the number of births and take a photographic record of the adults, with the aim of better unde...

🦭 Volunteer Call-Out!
We’re looking for volunteers to help monitor grey seals on the Calf of Man for 10 weeks this autumn.

📅 Deadline: Fri 31 July 2025
📧 Apply with CV & cover letter to lara@mwt.im

🔗 www.mwt.im/jobs/calf-ma...

#SealSurvey #Conservation

🌊 Explore the Wonders Beneath the Waves 🐙

We’re bubbling with excitement to announce that Manx Wildlife Trust’s Festival of the Sea is back and proudly sponsored by OceanWeb, the Manx experts in maritime communications!⚓

For more information visit: www.mwt.im/events/2025-...

#MWTFestivalOfTheSea

Our new Chief Executive Officer | Manx Wildlife Trust MWT has announced the appointment of Graham Makepeace-Warne as its new Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Leigh Morris who steps down after a successful 5+ years leading the Island’s leading conserva...

👀 💚 We’re thrilled to announce Graham Makepeace-Warne as our new CEO, taking over in June 2025!

Find out more here: www.mwt.im/news/our-new...

#TeamWilder #CEO

🌳 BIG NEWS: MWT is restoring rainforest at Glen Auldyn, the Isle of Man’s largest ever nature reserve!

⭐️ Supported by Aviva & The WildlifeTrusts, this 1,124-acre project will enhance biodiversity and native woodland.

🔗 Learn more: www.mwt.im/news/major-r...

📹 Credit: Adam Morgan & Ciara Kaneen

It's three years today, since our Community Ranger Hannah joined MWT 🥳

Hannah's been able to work alongside a wide variety of projects including community orchards, gardening clubs, wilder churches and a community managed wetland

Role supported by Lloyds Bank International
#ManxNature #TeamWilder

🌾 Grazing in the uplands

🐏 Sheep nibble at vegetation low to the ground to create a short, generally uniform, sward (area of grass)

🍃🔥 Grazing is also vital for wildfire prevention, reducing fuel loads, modifying vegetation, and aiding ecosystem recovery

#manxpeatpartnership #peatlandrestoration

We're thrilled to welcome aboard the Quadrant Group as Corporate Investor Members 🚢 💙 🤝

🔗 You can find out more about what they do here: www.quadrant.im

#TeamWilder #WilderBusiness

🌍Today is World Curlew Day!

❗️Curlews are a red-listed species which has undergone significant population & range decline on the Island. 2024 saw 25 pairs recorded in the Isle of Man.

The Southern Hills are a strong
hold for curlews. #manxpeatpartnership #curlews

📸 Credit: Pawel Garczynski

📍Q1 Update is here…

✏️ What we’ve been up to:

🐸 Launched our Make Space for Nature campaign
✅ New one-page strategy
📣 New Communications Officer
🌊 Opened a Kiosk in Douglas Sea Terminal
🌼 Community gardening + #TeamWilder projects
🌳 7,000 trees planted with our volunteers and partners!

🪺🎼 Arrival of the Cuckoo in Spring…

📉 Cuckoo is a red listed species meaning they are globally threatened with big declines in breeding populations & ranges.

⛰️ The cuckoo can often be found in woodland, upland, heathland and wetland.

📹 Credit: Russell Savory

#manxpeatpartnership #cuckoo

Chief Executive Officer | Manx Wildlife Trust Manx Wildlife Trust (MWT) is recruiting a new CEO to help drive the organisation forward and help us deliver our vision and mission.

We're seeking a passionate and visionary new CEO to join MWT in making a lasting difference for wildlife in the Isle of Man. If you're a proven leader with a love for nature, strong strategic planning skills and a commitment to creating positive change!

Apply Now 👉 www.mwt.im/jobs/chief-e...

📣🐾Calling all dog walkers

🐶We can play our part in helping wildlife, by keeping our dogs on short leads in wild places.

🪺Keeping your dogs on a lead is essential to prevent dogs harming ground-nesting birds and protect livestock.

#manxnature #groundnestingbirds #manxpeatpartnership

⚠️ Please note MWT Cooildarry Nature Reserve will be closed tomorrow - Tuesday 1st April so essential tree work can be undertaken.

#TeamWilder #naturereserve #ManxNature

Hare's-tail cottongrass in full bloom 🌼, growing through coir netting. This species can be difficult to spot at this time of year, but during the summer it's fluffy white seed head contributes to the 'summer snow' found covering many hills 😊

😀 Manx Shearwater passing in front of the new camera location on the #CalfofMan ! Watch live at www.mwt.im.webcams 🎥 along with our other nest boxes (the starlings have already started nest building) 🪺 #TeamWilder #SpringWatch #IsleOfMan #ManxNationalHeritage #RamseyCrookall #ManxTelecom

Great to see sphagnum mosses growing through coir netting and establishing on coir logs😃These little beauties are ecosystem engineers, creating the wet, acidic conditions needed for #peat formation on the hills. Not only do they benefit the climate, they can also reduce flooding and wildfire risk 💦🔥

🌿Damaged peatlands contribute an estimated 10% of global greenhouse gases.

💧Lowland peatlands like the Ballaugh Curraghs can form when a shallow lake fills in with partially decomposed vegetation over thousands of years.

#peat #nature #manxpeatpartnership

📷 @manxpeat.bsky.social

More coir materials have arrived over the last couple of weeks. These will be used to protect reprofiled peat hags from erosion and to slow the flow of water from the hills 💦 They can be awkward to move around, but luckily we have some really fast workers in the DEFA Upland Team 😊

Power to the Peatlands: Practical Restoration Take the opportunity to have a go at practical restoration work, while learning all about the vital role peatlands play on the Island.

Come and have a go at practical restoration work, while learning all about the vital role peatlands play on the Island😀 Places are limited, so reserve your spot here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/power-to-t...

2025/26 Biosphere Photographers in Residence Announced | Manx Wildlife Trust Manx Wildlife Trust announces Ciara Hardisty and Adam Morgan as new Biosphere Photographers in Residence

📷 👀 Meet our new Biosphere Photographers in Residence Ciara Hardisty and Adam Morgan!

Read the full article below👇
www.mwt.im/news/202526-...

In collaboration with Unesco Biosphere Isle of Man and Visit Isle of Man

#TeamWilder #ManxNature #photography #manxwildlifetrust #naturephotography

Just look at those colours 😍 It was a misty start on the hills today, but if you look down there is plenty of brightness to be found. Lichens and #Sphagnum mosses are particularly vibrant in the winter, making up for the lack of flowers 😊

25th Inter-Island Environment Meeting 2025 | Manx Wildlife Trust IIEM25 will be a celebration of 25 years of the Inter-Island Environment Meeting bringing together environmentalists, conservationists and other environmentally-minded people from the UK Crown Depende...

🇮🇲 Manx Wildlife Trust are welcoming expressions of interest for the IIEM25.

🌎 The theme for IIEM25 will be Collaboration for Greater Impact.

🔗 To find out more and register your interest follow the link: www.mwt.im/IIEM25

Nominate a charity - Movement for Good Nominate a charity for a Movement for Good award now.

Please consider nominating Manx Wildlife Trust for this by the 23rd February (it doesn't cost anything) as it could make a huge difference for us 💚 #TeamWilder animal.movementforgood.com?fbclid=IwZXh...

Find out how we've been restoring our peatland this winter by reading the latest blog on our website www.manxpeat.org 😊 We also have a new 'resources' page, where you can access reports on our upland wildlife among other things 💚

Having a pair of fluffy foot warmers (look closely 👀🐶) is essential when working on the hills in winter ❄️ We've started work on a new site, reprofiling peat hags so they can revegetate and keep that carbon locked away 😀

These actively eroding areas of peatland lose carbon to the air and water 💦 Reprofiling them will help to protect the stored carbon and reduce emissions ☺️

Water emerges from the hillside and trickles slowly though the #peatland vegetation. Hummocks of sphagnum moss 🌿help to slow the flow of water downslope, reducing the chance of flooding after heavy rainfall💦 Natural flood management is one of the many benefits of peatland restoration 😀