Nichols Moss
Colourful sphagnum moss, sundew and other plants create a carpet on the surface of this raised mire. Large heath butterflies, dragonflies and bog bush-cricket can be found.
Colourful sphagnum moss, sundew and other plants create a carpet on the surface of this raised mire. Large heath butterflies, dragonflies and bog bush-cricket can be found.
Join us for our monthly pre school meet at Foulshaw Moss nature reserve.
Join us for our monthly pre school meet at Foulshaw Moss nature reserve.
One of our volunteers, Paul Whitaker, has picked out some of our reserves that are accessible by public transport and highlighted them in his blog below. So hop aboard and come visit to enjoy…
Ordinary moss is very common in gardens and woodlands. moss provides shelter for many minibeasts, so encourage it to grow in your garden by providing logs, stone piles and untidy areas.
The marsh hair moss is the largest moss in the UK. Look out for it in damp woodland and on boggy heathlands where it forms large, green and spikey 'cushions'.
Osprey chicks have hatched at Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve for the seventh year running
Number of chicks fledging is up at two coastal nature reserves near Barrow, despite ongoing disturbance issues
Cumbria’s successful pair of breeding ospreys have returned to our South Lakeland nature reserve, raising hopes that there will be chicks for the ninth year running
Most people live within a few miles of a Wildlife Trust nature reserve. From ancient woodlands to meadows and wetlands, they’re just waiting to be explored.