Tree O'Clock in Manchester
Isn't it time you did something for nature? Help to plant 600,000 trees by Tree O'Clock - and set a world record!

Salmon return to 'cleaner' Mersey
After 200 years, salmon have returned to the Mersey which is the cleanest it's been for a century.

Gathering an abundance of fruit
Volunteers are going into gardens in Manchester to pick unwanted fruit and veg and share it around.

Rare giant otters find love match
It's all going swimmingly between Britain's only pair of giant otters despite a nervous first date.

River power a dam good idea
The first community-owned hydroelectric plant in the UK celebrates a year of river power.

Autumnwatch: Fight to the death
Do red deer stags really kill each other? A Tatton Park ranger explains why deer go bad during the Autumn rut.

Guerrilla gardening in Manchester
Why a gorilla and a human shrub have been planting without permission in Albert Square.

Darwin: evolution of a scientist
An exhibition is using comic book illustrations to bring the story of Charles Darwin to life.

Autumnwatch: foraging for fungi
A mushroom that drips blood and a destroying angel: the 'weirdly wonderful' fungi in Lyme Park.

Saving Manchester's 'wilderness'
Work to restore damaged Pennine moorland above Manchester can go ahead thanks to a cash boost.

Getting the buzz for beekeeping
An army of beekeepers is being recruited in Manchester as part of a plan to save the honey bee.