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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Patrick Barkham

‘Nature thrives when given a chance’: restored Cheshire wetland now a haven for rare grebe

A close-up of a black-necked grebe
The rare birds have distinctive tufts of gold feathers and bright red eyes. Photograph: Ben Andrew / RSPB

A dumping ground for dredgings from the Manchester Ship Canal has become the best place in Britain for the rare and beautiful black-necked grebe, hosting 64% of Britain’s breeding population.

Since 2021, Woolston Eyes in Cheshire has been restored, extended and turned into a mosaic of freshwater pools, reedbeds, willow scrub and rough grassland, managed by the RSPB and Woolston Eyes Conservation Group.

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