Bolton is stuffed full of wildlife and habitats that most people aren’t aware of. All of the photos in this gallery were taken in and around Bolton at sites worked on by Bolton Conservation Volunteers. More photos will be added over the coming months. View them individually or use the slideshow button in the top right of the light box. Photos taken by BCV photographers, credits appear in the lightbox captions
Forest bug walking across a window. Photo by Colin M
Lower Rivington Reservoir by Colin M
Sulphur Tuft at Dunscar Woods by Colin M
Mute swans at Eatock Lodge by Colin M
Dipper at Moses by Paul T
Blue shield bug at Moses Gate by Colin M
Grey Heron, Deane Clough, Colin M
Dryad’s Saddle at The Barlow by Colin M
Brimstone Moth in Deane by Colin M
Banded Demoiselle by Paul T
Female broad bodied chaser dragonfly. by Paul T
Bird-cherry Ermine larvae sack made from their silk at Moses Gate. Colin M
Cramp Balls, also known as King Alfred’s Cakes at Nob End. Colin M
Red squirrel at Fawcett Mill Fields, Cumbria. Colin M
Dead man fingers, also has a sister called dead moll’s fingers at The Barlow. Colin M
Pipistrelle Bat, composite image. Deane. Colin M
Wood-Pigeon, Middlebrook. Colin M
Damaged Moorland at Edenfield. Colin M
Nuthatch, Borsden Wood. Colin M
Tawny Grisette at the Anderton Centre. Colin M
Roe Deer in Deane Clough. Colin M
Phragmites Reedbed
Autumn Crocus, Chew Moor. Colin M
Peregrine Falcon in Deane. Colin M
Hedgehog at Eatock Lodge. Colin M
Wood Sorrel by Colin M
Woodland. Borsden Wood by Colin M
Great Crested Newt, Cox Green Quarry. Colin M
Great Crested Grebe at Doffcocker Lodge. Colin M
Fly Agaric at Walmsley Chapel. Colin M
Common Tern at Doffcocker Lodge. Colin M
Common Frog at Eagley. Colin M
Common Spotted Orchid. Colin M
