Hay meadow restoration
If you’ve been to Eycott Hill Nature Reserve recently you might have noticed our lovely hay meadow.
If you’ve been to Eycott Hill Nature Reserve recently you might have noticed our lovely hay meadow.
This afternoon we spent plug planting in a meadow overlooking Kendal and Oxenholme.
These beautiful, herb-rich meadows are at their best between late-May and mid-July (after which they are cut for hay, weather permitting). Later, after the haycut, pale fields with geometric…
It’s another milestone in the lives of the #FoulshawOspreys. Volunteer Jenny Cornell explains more...
A highlight for what has been a hard week for everyone has been the return of the lovely Blue 35 to the nest at Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve. Despite having to close the gates at Foulshaw Moss due…
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…
Meadow Life is a hay meadow restoration project that has been running here at CWT for three and a half years. It comes to an end at the end of October, so the ceilidh was organised to celebrate…
Meadow buttercup is a tall and stately buttercup, with buttery-yellow flowers that pepper meadows, pastures, gardens and parks with little drops of sunshine.
On first glance, the meadow thistle looks a bit like a knapweed - it's not as prickly as other thistles and only carries one pinky-purple flower head. It can be found in damp meadows and…
Meadow crane's-bill has striking violet flowers that pepper hay meadows, verges and grasslands with colour in summer. It is also a popular choice for gardeners and attracts a wide variety of…
The grey seal colony at South Walney Nature Reserve is growing, with several pups being born here each year since 2015.
However, young seals and their mothers are incredibly vulnerable to…