Up on the roof: Hutton Roof Crags
Hutton Roof Crags are one of the best examples of Limestone Pavement in the UK, and yet they’re largely deserted, even on a sunny Bank Holiday Sunday.
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Hutton Roof Crags
Hutton Roof Crags contains some of the best areas of limestone pavement in Britain, with a wealth of unusual plants and animals. Pavement occurs in a mosaic with woodland, scrub, grassland and…
Discover Hutton Roof Crags
In his 2019 round up, volunteer Bryan Yorke shares some amazing wildlife highlights from Hutton Roof Crags. This special nature reserve is a great place to visit in winter as it provides a…
Hutton Roof Bird walk
Hutton Roof reserve visit and bird walk with the wonderful Bryan Yorke.
Conservation day at Hutton Roof Crags Nature Reserve
Join us on this internationally important limestone pavement nature reserve.
Conservation day at Hutton Roof Crags Nature Reserve
Join us on this internationally important limestone pavement nature reserve.
Wildlife supporters toast our prehistoric pavements
It’s 40 years since the outstanding area of limestone pavement at Hutton Roof Crags near Burton-in-Kendal was given to the care of Cumbria Wildlife Trust.
Cotton spinner
Although they might not look it, sea cucumbers like this one belong to the Echinoderm group and are therefore closely related to starfish and sea urchins
Common cotton-grass
The fluffy, white heads of common cotton-grass dot our brown, boggy moors and heaths as if a giant bag of cotton wool balls has been thrown across the landscape!
Drystone Wall repair volunteers
We're looking for experienced drystone wallers to help maintain our boundaries at Hutton Roof Crags and Park Wood.
Ivy Crag Wood
Steeply sloping, this small remnant of oak woodland on the slopes of the Dodd below Skiddaw, provides an excellent habitat for birds such as pied-flycatcher.
Ring ouzel
The blackbird of the mountains, ring ouzels can be found breeding on upland moors and rocky crags in summer.