A break from screens and a moment with nature
Volunteer Emily Dodd tells us about her 30 Days Wild experience
Get closer to the field and a little more behind the scenes by reading about the wild experiences, wildlife insights and recollections of staff and volunteers – writers from all over the organisation, from our Reserve Officers to our student placements.
We welcome guest bloggers! If you have something to write home about - whether you've got a trail cam in your garden, or you've been bird watching, or visited one of our nature reserves - if it's to do with Cumbria's wildlife and wild places then we'd love to hear from you!
On the 29 April we had confirmation of the three eggs seen. Then the first chick hatched on the 22 May. It's all happening so quick!
The Foulshaw Moss Ospreys are back in the UK! James is a student placement gaining experience in wildlife conservation alongside Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve Officer, Paul Waterhouse. Here he…
Emily Dodd, a student from the University of Cumbria, joined a two-day course at Mungrisdale Village Hall and Eycott Hill Nature Reserve to learn all about lichens…
Although there was snow on the surrounding fell tops one or two signs of spring were starting to appear at Eycott Hill Nature Reserve on a guided walk earlier this month…
It was a chilly morning, but that didn’t stop me from getting out of bed and travelling to Eycott Hill – and was I glad to have done so!
Cumbria Wildlife Trust hosted a day’s course with Stuart Colgate from Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre to introduce people to the field tracks and signs of British mammals. Emily Dodd, a wildlife…
So it’s now November which means I’ve been working for Cumbria Wildlife Trust for 4 months and it’s crazy how quickly it has gone. It’s certainly been a busy few months filled with many different…
Recently I joined Paul Nichol of Cumbria Fungi Group and several enthusiastic fungi foragers to learn about marvellous mushroom and terrific toadstools.