Wildlife
Explore Cumbria's species, wildlife habitats, wildlife cams and find out how you can help Cumbria's wildlife.
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Farming with wildlife
Our friends at Jordans tell you a bit more about how they welcome wildlife on their farms, with the help of The Wildlife Trusts.
Smiles all round as Carlisle volunteers scoop four awards at Cumbria in Bloom
Volunteer gardeners at Gosling Sike, Houghton honoured with RHS awards
Ponds
Whether found in a garden or part of an agricultural landscape, ponds are oases of wildlife worth investigating. Even small ponds can support a wealth of species and collectively, ponds play a key…
Wildlife Watching
A poem by Susan Cartwright-Smith, Gosling Sike writer-in-residence and Wildlife Watch Leader for Houghton Watch Group
Family wildilfe walks including kids wildlife spotter & activity sheets
Download our four Free family wildlife walks including kids activity and wildlife spotter sheets
Wildlife gardening
Let's make our gardens in Cumbria more wildlife friendly.
Wildlife cams
Cumbria wildlife webcams live streaming featuring ospreys cam.
Wildlife Gardener Chris
Wildlife Gardener, Chris Dove shares his enjoyment of volunteering in the Wildlife garden at Gosling Sike and describes some of the many benefits that volunteering provides.
April in the wildlife garden
Wildlife notes from Plumgarths' gardener, Julia Sier.
May in the wildlife garden
Wildlife notes from Plumgarths' gardener, Julia Sier.
Help UK wildlife
Ways you can help UK wildlife at home including how to help wildlife in your garden, how to make your garden bee friendly, how to help red squirrels, how to report a wildlife crime, how to help injured wildlife and what to do if you find a dead animal. Thank you for taking action to help wildlife.