Welcome to the website of The Mersey Estuary Conservation Group
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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 WeBS Counts Dec '18 Port Sunlight Events Programme Jan 19 The Peoples Walk for Wildlife Mersey WeBS Counts Jun (& Summary '17-'18) Mersey Estuary Needs Your Help World Wetlands Day Dunlins on the Mersey Estuary Mersey Gateway Project Photos Butterfly walks at Garston Coastal Res Bioblitz at the River Park Wirral Wader Festival Harbour Porpoise sighted on River Garston Coastal Reserve: Photos Tidal Bore River Mersey Under Threat Hale Conservation Area Botanical Walk along Hale Shore Pickerings Pasture LNR Port Sunlight Riverside Park Updated Jan 17 Cormorants on the Upper Mersey MECG Visit to the New Bridge Poster - NW IFCA Canada Geese The Oglet Project Black-tailed godwits on the Upper Mersey Tidal Power from Estuaries? WeBS Counts on the River Mersey Mersey Narrows and North Wirral Foreshore Special Protection Area and Ramsar Site. Website Index
Bioblitz at the River Park Black-tailed Godwits on the Mersey Botanical Walk along Hale Shore Butterfly walks at Garston Coastal Res Canada Geese on the Mersey Cetaceans - Dolphins & Porpoise Cormorants on the Upper Mersey 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 Mersey Gateway Project Mersey Gateway Project Photos 6/10/17 Mersey Narrows and North Wirral SPA Mersey WeBS Counts Updated Dec 18 NW IFCA - Poster Oglet Project Pickerings Pasture LNR Port Sunlight River Park Jan'17 Port Sunlight Events Programme Jan 19 Publications River Mersey under threat The Walk for Wildlife Tide Tables Tidal Bore Tidal Power from Estuaries Toll bridge - Update WeBS Counts on the Mersey Estuary Wirral Wader Festival World Wetlands Day |
