Grey seals by Skomer Island warden, Nathan Wilkie
Grey seal pups are one of the most popular highlights of the UK nature calendar, with thousands of people heading to seal pupping hotspots to see the fluffy white pups for themselves. The UK is…
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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!
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Wildlife friendly garden sculptures
Wildlife-friendly sculpture? Why not give it a go, says Dyane
Poem: 'Spiral Down'
A poem inspired by Gosling Sike by writer-in-residence Susan Cartwright-Smith.
Poem: 'Apple trees at Gosling Sike'
Poetry inspired by the apple orchard at Gosling Sike by writer-in-residence Susan Cartwright-Smith.
Back to the woods
Danni heads back to Staveley Woodlands, after a sixth-month absence, takes in a deep breath of the warming, woodland scents and is inspired once again by this wonderful wildlife habitat
Smells of autumn and winter
There’s nothing quite as good at bringing back old memories as an evocative smell. Autumn is one of those times of year when evocative scents are everywhere.
Red squirrel feeder sensor
One of our supporters makes a feeder sensor system to record red squirrels in his garden. Read on to find out how he got on...
The magical world of moths
Moths do lots outside the worlds of showbiz and fashion, writes Alasdair McKee
Annual flowering border for pollinators by Kevin Line
Developing a flowering annual border with plant selections for wildlife.
Summer at Eycott by Oscar Adams
Over the summer I have become a little more acquainted with Eycott’s most prominent inhabitant, the Belted Galloways.