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](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/W-Forest-Bug.jpg?resize=300%2C200)
Forest bug walking across a window. Photo by Colin M
![Lower Rivington Reservoir](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/W-lower-rivington.jpg?resize=300%2C169)
Lower Rivington Reservoir by Colin M
![Sulphur Tuft](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/W-Sulphur-Tuft.jpg?resize=300%2C200)
Sulphur Tuft at Dunscar Woods by Colin M
![Mute Swan](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/W-Mute-Swans.jpg?resize=200%2C300)
Mute swans at Eatock Lodge by Colin M
![Dipper](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/W-Dipper-PT.jpg?resize=300%2C200)
Dipper at Moses by Paul T
![Blue shield](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/W-Blue-shield-bug.jpg?resize=300%2C200)
Blue shield bug at Moses Gate by Colin M
![Grey Heron](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/W-GreyHeron-2020.jpg?resize=200%2C300)
Grey Heron, Deane Clough, Colin M
![Dryad's Saddle](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/w-dryads-saddle.jpg?resize=300%2C169)
Dryad’s Saddle at The Barlow by Colin M
![Brimstone Moth](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/w-brimstone.jpg?resize=300%2C169)
Brimstone Moth in Deane by Colin M
![Banded Demoiselle](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/w-banded-demoiselle-pt.jpg?resize=300%2C200)
Banded Demoiselle by Paul T
![Female broad bodied chaser](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/w-broad-bodied-chaser-female-PT.jpg?resize=300%2C200)
Female broad bodied chaser dragonfly. by Paul T
![Bird-cherry Ermine larvae](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/W-Bird-Cherry-Ermine-nest.jpg?resize=300%2C200)
Bird-cherry Ermine larvae sack made from their silk at Moses Gate. Colin M
![Cramp Balls, also known as King Alfred's Cakes](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/W-Cramp-Ball-or-King-Alfreds-Cake.jpg?resize=300%2C200)
Cramp Balls, also known as King Alfred’s Cakes at Nob End. Colin M
![Red Squirrell](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/W-Red-Squirrel.jpg?resize=300%2C200)
Red squirrel at Fawcett Mill Fields, Cumbria. Colin M
![Dead man fingers.](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/W-Dead-Mans-Fingers.jpg?resize=300%2C200)
Dead man fingers, also has a sister called dead moll’s fingers at The Barlow. Colin M
![Pipistrelle Bat](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/W-Pipistrelle-composite.jpg?resize=300%2C169)
Pipistrelle Bat, composite image. Deane. Colin M
![Wood-Pigeon](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/W-Wood-Pigeon.jpg?resize=300%2C200)
Wood-Pigeon, Middlebrook. Colin M
![Damaged Moorland](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/W-Damaged-Moorland.jpg?resize=300%2C97)
Damaged Moorland at Edenfield. Colin M
![Nuthatch](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/W-Nuthatch.jpg?resize=300%2C169)
Nuthatch, Borsden Wood. Colin M
![Tawny Grisette](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/W-Tawny-Grisette.jpg?resize=300%2C169)
Tawny Grisette at the Anderton Centre. Colin M
![Roe Deer](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/W-Roe-Deer.jpg?resize=300%2C200)
Roe Deer in Deane Clough. Colin M
![Phragmites Reedbed](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/W-Phragmites-reedbed.jpg?resize=300%2C200)
Phragmites Reedbed
![Autumn Crocus](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/W-Autumn-Crocus.jpg?resize=200%2C300)
Autumn Crocus, Chew Moor. Colin M
![Peregrine Falcon](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/W-Peregrine-Falcon.jpg?resize=200%2C300)
Peregrine Falcon in Deane. Colin M
![Hedgehog](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/W-Hedgehog.jpg?resize=300%2C169)
Hedgehog at Eatock Lodge. Colin M
![Wood Sorrel](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/W-Wood-Sorrel.jpg?resize=225%2C300)
Wood Sorrel by Colin M
![Woodland](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/W-Woodland.jpg?resize=300%2C200)
Woodland. Borsden Wood by Colin M
![Great Crested Newt](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/W-Great-Crested-Newt.jpg?resize=300%2C211)
Great Crested Newt, Cox Green Quarry. Colin M
![Great Crested Grebe](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/W-Great-Crested-Grebe.jpg?resize=300%2C135)
Great Crested Grebe at Doffcocker Lodge. Colin M
![Fly Agaric](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/W-Fly-Agaric.jpg?resize=300%2C225)
Fly Agaric at Walmsley Chapel. Colin M
![Common Tern](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/W-Common-Tern.jpg?resize=300%2C200)
Common Tern at Doffcocker Lodge. Colin M
![Common Frog](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/W-Common-Frog.jpg?resize=300%2C200)
Common Frog at Eagley. Colin M
![Common Spotted Orchid](https://i0.wp.com/boltonconservation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/W-Cmn-Spotted-Orchid-hybrid.jpg?resize=300%2C169)
Common Spotted Orchid. Colin M