Meadow Life Ceilidh
Meadow Life is a hay meadow restoration project that has been running here at CWT for three and a half years. It comes to an end at the end of October, so the ceilidh was organised to celebrate…
Meadow Life is a hay meadow restoration project that has been running here at CWT for three and a half years. It comes to an end at the end of October, so the ceilidh was organised to celebrate…
This afternoon we spent plug planting in a meadow overlooking Kendal and Oxenholme.
Unbelievably, we are fast approaching one year of being conservation apprentices here at Cumbria Wildlife Trust! We’re definitely not the newbies anymore; Isaac and I are now both deep into our…
Meadow buttercup is a tall and stately buttercup, with buttery-yellow flowers that pepper meadows, pastures, gardens and parks with little drops of sunshine.
A series of free events at Cumbria Wildlife Trust’s Eycott Hill Nature Reserve this August and September will allow visitors to enjoy free guided walks and cycle rides, join in with conservation…
One of our most common butterflies, the meadow brown can be spotted on grasslands, and in gardens and parks, often in large numbers. There are four subspecies of meadow brown.
The meadow grasshopper can be found in damp, unimproved pastures and meadows throughout summer. Males can be seen rubbing their legs against their wings to create a 'song' for the…
On first glance, the meadow thistle looks a bit like a knapweed - it's not as prickly as other thistles and only carries one pinky-purple flower head. It can be found in damp meadows and…
A late-blooming flower, Meadow saffron looks like a crocus, displaying similar pink flowers once its leaves have died back. It is a highly poisonous plant of meadows and woodland rides and…
A scrambling plant, Meadow vetchling has yellow flowers. It is a member of the pea family and can be seen on rough grassland, waste ground and roadside verges.