CWT members conference at Newton Rigg
A date that was in our diaries ever since we started this traineeship was Cumbria Wildlife Trust’s annual member’s conference
A date that was in our diaries ever since we started this traineeship was Cumbria Wildlife Trust’s annual member’s conference
Tussocky sedges and some unusual wetland plants combined with the wet woodland of willow and alder provide a home for some rare spiders and beetles.
We've been awarded £1.6 millon from the Heritage Lottery Fund to buy and restore Eycott Hill.
Christmas has soon been and gone but I have come back at full pace ready to do as much as I can before my placement ends in April.
Mary moved to Birmingham for her job and has found volunteering with The Wildlife Trust the perfect way to meet new people and put down roots in a new place.
I'm delighted to be taking over as Reserves Officer, with responsibility for Foulshaw Moss. Let me introduce myself - my name is Simon Thomas. I've lived in the area for 25 years and…
The Common sexton beetle is one of several burying beetle species in the UK. An undertaker of the animal world, it buries dead animals like mice and birds, and feeds and breeds on the corpses.
With its prominent, wavy crest, the great crested newt, also known as the 'warty newt', looks like a mini dinosaur! This protected species favours clean ponds during the breeding season…
The palmate newt looks similar to the smooth newt, but favours shallow pools on acidic soils like heathlands. During the breeding season, males grow distinctive black webbing on their hind feet.…
Working full time in a windowless room cut Sonja off from the natural world around her; but spending time in wild places has helped her to discover herself since a shock diagnosis two years ago.…
Volunteer Emily Dodd tells us about her 30 Days Wild experience