Restored Cheshire Wetland Becomes Premier Habitat for Rare Black-Necked Grebe

Formerly a dumping ground for canal dredgings, the Woolston Eyes site in Warrington has successfully transformed into Britain’s top location for the endangered black-necked grebe population.

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‘Nature thrives when given a chance’: restored Cheshire wetland now a haven for rare grebe

Woolston Eyes in Warrington, a dumping ground for canal dredgings, has become best place in UK for black-necked grebe A dumping ground for dredgings from the Manchester Ship Canal has become the best place in Britain for the rare and beautiful black-necked grebe, hosting 64% of Britain’s breeding population. Since 2021, Woolston Eyes in Cheshire has been restored, extended and turned into a mosaic of freshwater pools, reedbeds, willow scrub and rough grassland, managed by the RSPB and Woolsto...

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