Mersey Estuary Conservation Group
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    • WORLD WETLANDS DAY
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    • Black-tailed Godwits on the Upper Mersey Estuary
    • Dunlins on the River Mersey
    • Canada Geese
    • Cetaceans, Dolphins and Porpoise.
    • Cormorants on the Upper Mersey Estuary
  • Mersey WeBS July - Dec 22
    • Mersey WeBS Dec 21 - Jun 22
    • Mersey WeBS = Jan - Jun '20
    • Mersey WeBS = Jul - Dec 2019
    • Mersey WeBS Jan - Jun 2019
    • Mersey WeBS = July - Dec 2018
    • Mersey WeBS = Jan - Jun 2018
    • Mersey WeBS Jul 20 - Nov 21
    • Does your birding count?
  • News Items
    • Mersey Tidal Power
    • Pink footed geese on the Mersey
    • The Mersey Estuary Needs Your Help
    • Biobitz at the River Park
    • Harbour Porpoise Spotted on River
    • MECG Visit To The Coffer Dams
    • Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority - Poster.
    • Tidal Power from Estuaries?
    • Mersey Narrows and North Wirral SPA
  • Locations
    • The North Shore >
      • Garston Coastal Reserve
      • Hale Conservation Area
      • The Oglet Project
      • Pickerings Pasture Local Nature Reserve
      • Butterfly Walks at Garston Coastal Reserve BioBlitz
      • Botanical walk along Hale Shore
    • The South Shore >
      • Mount Manisty
      • South Mersey Marshes
      • Woolston Eyes
      • Port Sunlight River Park
    • WeBS Counts on the River Mersey
  • The Peoples' Walk for Wildlife
  • Mersey Gateway Project
Welcome to the website of The Mersey Estuary Conservation Group
Contact Us at
Mersey.estuary@gmail.com 

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Who we are and what we do                       
 

The Mersey Estuary Conservation Group (MECG) is a registered charity formed in1987 and is open to any organisations and individuals whose aims include the study or conservation of fauna and flora.


The object of the Group is the conservation of the Mersey Estuary, its habitats, fauna and flora, for the advancement of science and for the education and benefit of the public. With this aim the Group can bring together representatives of voluntary organizations, statutory bodies and individuals for discussion and to take appropriate action.

The MECG meets regularly to discuss issues that arise in connection with natural and human changes in and around the estuary and is often involved in the planning process for development or change in land /estuary use as far as they impinge on habitats and wildlife. Our comments and recommendations have informed local decision making on many occasions. 

In November 1988, the MECG held a one-day conference which covered a wide range of topics relating to the estuary. The proceedings were first published in 1995. Similar events and visits to sites of interest are held from time to time to continue to raise general awareness of the ‘wild side’ of the Mersey estuary.  The 1995 book, still under the title ‘The Mersey Estuary - Naturally Ours’, has been up-dated and republished in 2003.

The MECG’s popular little glossy book ‘The Mersey Estuary’ has also been re-published: lavishly illustrated with new photographs and packed with up-to-date information. Its launch was marked by an event at Pickerings Pasture, Halebank, to celebrate the Estuary.

MECG is supporting efforts aimed at preventing disturbance to birds and damage to habitats, foremost: illegal shooting on salt marshes and mudflats, the illegal use of lead shot over wetland areas and vehicle access on foreshores.

The MECG always welcomes new members who share, and are willing to participate, in the  group’s objectives.
              Latest News
Mersey Tidal Power
Wild Goose Chase
Mersey WeBS Oct 22
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South Mersey Marshes
Mount Manisty
Woolston Eyes 
     
Does your birding count?
Port Sunlight Events Programme       
Port Sunlight Riverside Park
​World Wetlands Day  Feb 22
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​​The Peoples Walk for Wildlife
​Mersey Estuary Needs Your Help ​
Dunlins on the Mersey Estuary
Mersey Gateway Project Photos 
Butterfly Walks at Garston Coastal Reserve BioBlitz
Bioblitz at the River Park
Harbour Porpoise sighted on River​
Garston Coastal Reserve: Photos
Tidal Bore

River Mersey Under Threat
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Hale Conservation Area

Botanical Walk along Hale Shore

Pickerings Pasture LNR 
Cormorants on the Upper Mersey 
MECG Visit to the New Bridge
Poster - NW IFCA
Canada Geese
The Oglet Project
Black-tailed godwits on the Mersey
Tidal Power from Estuaries?
WeBS Counts on the River Mersey
Mersey Narrows and North Wirral Foreshore Special Protection Area and Ramsar Site. 
             Alphabetical Index
Bioblitz at the River Park
Black-tailed Godwits on the Mersey

Botanical Walk along Hale Shore
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Butterfly walks at Garston Coastal Res
Canada Geese on the Mersey
Cetaceans - Dolphins & Porpoise 
Cormorants on the Upper Mersey
Does your birding count?
Dunlins on the Mersey Estuary

Garston Coastal Reserve
Harbour Porpoise Spotted on River
Hale Conservation Area

Importance of the Estuary
Links
Locations
        
The North Shore
        The South Shore
MECG Visit to the New Bridge
Members and Observers
Mersey Estuary
Mersey Estuary Needs Your Help
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​Mersey Gateway Project
Mersey Gateway Project Photos   
Mersey Narrows and North Wirral SPA
Mersey WeBS = Nov 20        
NW IFCA - Poster 

Oglet Project 
Pickerings Pasture LNR

Port Sunlight River Park             
Port Sunlight Events Programme Sept '19
Publications
River Mersey under threat
South Mersey Marshes

South Mersey Marshes Mount Manisty
The Walk for Wildlife
Tide Tables
Tidal Bore

Tidal Power from Estuaries
Toll bridge - Update

WeBS Counts on the Mersey Estuary
Wild Goose Chase
Wirral Wader Festival
Woolston Eyes
World Wetlands Day
Picture
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