The summer so far
Summer is proving to be even busier than expected, hence the lack of blog posts, but I'm not complaining about how much time I'm spending out of the office! Here is an update on how I’ve…
Summer is proving to be even busier than expected, hence the lack of blog posts, but I'm not complaining about how much time I'm spending out of the office! Here is an update on how I’ve…
Over the summer I have become a little more acquainted with Eycott’s most prominent inhabitant, the Belted Galloways.
Throughout the summer Susan Cartwright-Smith, writer in residence at Gosling Sike has continued to visit the reserve. She has complied two beautiful poems reflecting upon those visits.
Volunteer Jenny looks back at a summer at Eycott Hill Nature Reserve...
This summer, Cumbria Wildlife Trust are teaming up with local British Cycling ride leaders to offer free guided cycle rides to Eycott Hill Nature Reserve near Penrith.
My name’s William, and over the past summer I have been volunteering with Cumbria Wildlife Trust.
We’ve enjoyed a fantastic summer working with our friends at Prism Arts, the Edington Centre, Eden Mencap, and Amy’s Care on an arts project inspired by the flower rich meadow at Eycott Hill…
Guest blogger Alasdair McKee, osprey enthusiast and volunteer at Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve, gives a recap of the osprey chicks' lives so far.
Dynamic Dunescapes project at South Walney announces partnership with John Muir environmental award
Wild marjoram is actually the same aromatic herb as oregano which is used in Mediterranean cooking. Its small, pink flower clusters can be seen on chalk and limestone grasslands in summer.
The delightful fragrance of wild thyme can punctuate a summer walk over a chalk grassland. It forms low-growing mats with dense clusters of purple-pink flowers.
Wild privet is a shrub of hedgerows, woodlands and scrub, but is also a popular garden-hedge plant. It has white flowers in summer and matt-black berries in winter that are very poisonous.