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Beadlet anemone
Have you ever seen those dark red jelly blobs whilst rockpooling? These incredible creatures are beadlet anemones! They live attached to rocks all around the coast of the UK, the base of their…
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Response to review of Cumbria coal mine
Review of Whitehaven coal mine decision is a step in the right direction for people and wildlife, says Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Raised bog
Unlike blanket bog, which smothers vast tracts of the uplands, raised bogs are discrete entities, often individually named, and are mostly found within agricultural landscapes in the lowlands.
The Irthington Nature’s Friends story
During lockdown, residents of a village called Irthington, near Carlisle, came together as a Nature's Friends group (led by Sam and Danny Poland) to transform their local area for wildlife…
Huge disappointment at limitations of Bovine TB Strategy Review led by Sir Charles Godfray
Whilst welcoming the review’s recommendations for a changed emphasis in the government’s strategy for eradicating bovine tuberculosis (bTB), The Wildlife Trusts are extremely concerned that it…
Dare to be wild! New review says get long-lasting feel-good factor from 30 Days Wild
The Wildlife Trusts and University of Derby evaluate the benefits of daily nature contact with 1,000 people over five years
Heatwave strikes Cumbrian ospreys
25 degrees and above bake Foulshaw dry, yet our ospreys continue to thrive in the heat. Under cover from Blue 35 providing a break from the sun!
My connection
Norman has a strong connection to the land, having farmed in the local area for sixty years, and has watched the natural habitats evolve. Most of all he likes being outside in the fresh air, as it…
Storms - a poem by Susan Cartwright-Smith
Storms - a poem by Gosling Sike writer-in-residence Susan Cartwright-Smith, February 2022.