Deciphering the dawn chorus
Wildlife expert Nick Acheson introduces some of our feathered superstars to listen out for this spring.
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Dawn chorus - the equivalent of singles night in a karaoke bar
Volunteer Alasdair McKee gives an entertaining take on the dawn chorus and urges us to get up early this Sunday for a wonderful avian concert
Government inertia on peatlands risks international embarrassment
Two-year delay to England peat strategy as damage continues to vital carbon stores
Animated Cumbrian Natural Flood Management film wins international prize
'Wood You Believe It' wins Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology (IPST) Education Award in Science Film Festival 2025
Visiting Gosling Sike in May
Visiting Gosling Sike in May during the Covid restrictions - a poem by writer in residence Susan Cartwright-Smith.
May in the wildlife garden
Wildlife notes from Plumgarths' gardener, Julia Sier.
Cumbria beaver update May 2022
The latest news on the Cumbria beavers
Round-leaved sundew
The carnivorous lifestyle of the round-leaved sundew makes this heathland plant a fascinating species. The round leaves have sticky, 'dew'-covered tendrils that tempt in unsuspecting…
Sundew carnivorous plant video
Watch a sundew carnivorous plant consume an insect.
Nature Diary No. 4 May 2020 by Peter and Sylvia Woodhead
Wild flowers and wildlife seen on local walks.
Nature Diary No. 5 May 2020 Peter and Sylvia Woodhead
Garden observations and visits to Cumbria Wildlife Trust Reserves during lockdown
The woodland drummers
Meet the dawn chorus’s percussion section… Woodpeckers.