Blog: Lorna Smithers

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Lorna Smithers - Greater Manchester Wetlands Trainee

Our trainees: Lorna's story

Lorna joined The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside as the Greater Manchester Wetlands Trainee in 2021 thanks to funding through the Green Recovery Challenge Fund. This…

An overcast day at Astley Moss with a lone, bare tree rising from the bog

Who was Worsley Man?

Great Manchester Wetlands Trainee, Lorna, uncovers the haunting story of the Worsley Man.

Little Woolden Moss bog pools

From Mourning to Restoring our Mosslands

Great Manchester Wetlands Trainee, Lorna, has been researching the history of Lancashire's wetlands for the last 10 years, mourning their loss. Now, she is using that passion and knowledge to…

Great Woolden top

Great Woolden Iron Age Roundhouse Site

Just north of Great Woolden Hall Farm, on a sandy ridge overlooking the Glazebrook, lies a roundhouse site which was occupied from the late Iron Age into the Romano-British period. Greater…