County Wildlife Sites
County Wildlife Sites are areas of land that are especially important for their wildlife. They're some of our most valuable wildlife areas. Some Wildlife Trusts call these Local Wildlife Sites.
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Wall barley
The distinctive spiky, or 'bearded', green flower heads of wall barley appear from June to July and are easy to spot in an urban environment as they push their way up through pavements…
Two males and one female chick for the Foulshaw ospreys
Three five-week-old osprey chicks (thought to be two males and one female) were tagged with ID rings at Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve near Witherslack recently, one of Cumbria’s key breeding sites…
The month of moth misfortune
James Barclay, is on a nine-month work placement with the trust and is studying for a BSc in Animal Conservation Science at the University of Cumbria. Here he tells us about the events of his…
Photos of wildlife in back gardens create a stunning 2021 calendar
Our 2021 calendar is now on sale, featuring 12 captivating images of local wildlife, observed close to home
Eating and sleeping
We are now receiving several images a day from the osprey nest camera at Foulshaw Moss
Common bird's-foot-trefoil
Common bird's-foot-trefoil has a vareity of names that conjure up some interesting images: 'Eggs and Bacon', for instance! Its small, yellow, slipper-like flowers can be seen in all…
My focus
For her A-Level Photography project, Emily-Jane is taking images of the landscapes that she loves; combining her two passions – photography and wildlife – so she can express herself in creative…
Going...going ...gone!
Well it had to happen. The only images coming back from Foulshaw Moss osprey cam now are that of an empty nest. Yes all our chicks had successfully fledged by mid-day on 24th July
Local site in Irish Sea is shortlisted as a proposed Highly Protected Marine Area
We're delighted that Allonby Bay is among the degraded ocean areas that have been chosen for new gold standard of marine protection
Farmland
Farmland can conjure up rural images of brown hares zig-zagging across fields, chattering flocks of finches and yellowhammers singing from thick, bushy hedges and field margins studded with…
2022 Wildlife Photography Competition - winning entries
From several hundred entries, our panel selected 12 winning images for inclusion in our 2023 wildlife calendar. We then asked our wonderful members to vote on the top three to receive prizes kindly donated by Wilkinson Cameras. Here are our competition winners: