lancashire
North West - nature and wildlife activities
Explore your local environment with OPAL
Take part in an OPAL survey
Learn more about soils, water, lichens and climate, and contribute to valuable research by taking part in an OPAL survey.
For support and advice just contact us nwopal@uclan.ac.uk.
Join in an OPAL event or activity
From identification workshops to family days out, we run a range of events that you can get involved in. Get in touch to find out more.
Tailored activities for your group or school
We can organise an event specifically for your group. Just contact nwopal@uclan.ac.uk
Interested in OPAL? We'd love to hear from you
We are studying people's experiences of OPAL, especially in communities who have had few opportunities to engage in environmental science before.
If you have taken part in an OPAL survey then we'd love you to complete our short online questionnaire.
See photos from previous OPAL events.
If you've taken part in other OPAL activities then please email us and we can provide you with a questionnaire to help with our research.
What happens with the results?
The results of our ongoing research will be used to recommend any changes in the practices and delivery of OPAL.
Upcoming events
Friday 13 April, 2012: Earthworm ID course, Blencathra, Lake District
A one-day course where you can learn all about earthworms and how to identify them. If you've already taken part in the soil and earthworm survey, this is the perfect next step.
Course is led by Dr David Jones, an entomologist at the Natural History Museum, London.
Contact us
nwopal@uclan.ac.uk.
OPAL North West is led by the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)
North West partners: Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Lancashire County Council Young People Service, Merseyside Biobank, University of Central Lancashire Earthworm Research Group, Cheshire Active Naturalists.