Onchan Wetlands reopens to public after years of hard work

Community Group meet every other Saturday

A community wetland has now reopened after years of work completed by a dedicated team of volunteers.

Owned by the Manx Wildlife Trust, Onchan Wetlands - or 'Curragh Kiondroghad' - has been restored in an attempt to get it back to its 'original state and beauty'.

Over the last several months the Onchan Wetlands Community Group have been replacing the wooden boardwalk with an aggregate mixture, ripping out old beams and restructuring the walkway to hopefully better futureproof the site.

Late last year, the charity's outgoing Community Ranger Hannah Phillips explained why:

Manx Radio took a trip to the wetlands as part of a look at the community ranger role - read more HERE.