Environment

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Salford’s The Lowry hosts talks on cheaper offshore energy

Industrial stakeholders and professors of engineering, robotics and energy have gathered at the Lowry to discuss how the future of offshore renewable energy might look like.

Salford City Councillor wants more environmentally friendly developments

Salford City Councillor wants more environmentally friendly developments

Councillor Derek Antrobus believes progress has been made and will continue to be made by Salford City Council.

Cadishead Park. Photograph taken by Lily Harris.

Litter in Cadishead Park ‘one of the worst’ in the area

Residents local to Cadishead Park have found a significant increase in the amount of litter including broken glass and discarded […]

Salford is the most climate-friendly area in the North West

Salford is the most climate-friendly area in the North West

Research by environmental campaign group Friends of the Earth has found that Salford is the most climate-friendly council in the North West.

Pearl Bordered Fritillary - Luke Blazejewski

Salford-based Wildlife Film Maker raises awareness for the ‘magic natural world’ with new film about the Pearl-bordered Fritillary

Salford-based wildlife film-maker and researcher Luke Blazejewski has produced a film about the Pearl-bordered Fritillary, a butterfly species that is […]

A discarded shopping kart filled with rubbish

Salford needs community spirit to keep the city clean

By Juanele Villanueva As incidents of fly-tipping fall in Salford, some residents believe that they must unite to keep it that […]

'Plant Factory' concept art. Credit: Karsan Karavadra and Stella Yang

Students design part of Salford’s £30 million Bridgewater Garden project

‘Plant Factory’ concept art. Credit: Karsan Karavadra and Stella Yang Two students have won a nationwide competition to design part […]

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Bats, newts, voles, swans and kingfisher can all be sighted at Salford’s Peel Park, experts say

What are the best things to see at Peel Park? Salford’s Wildlife Society and Peel Park rangers identify the highlights worth seeing.