Rocky habitat
Rocky habitats are some of the most natural and untouched places in the UK. Often high up in the hills and hard to reach, they are havens for some of our rarest wildlife.
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Planting on damaged peatland at Armboth Fell will help tackle climate change and restore habitat for wildlife
26,000 plants, including cottongrass and heather, have been planted on Armboth Fell, to help repair damaged peatlands and store CO2
Restoring peatland habitats reduce CO2 emissions
Cumbria Wildlife Trust calls for more funding to urgently restore Cumbria’s eroding and damaged peat bogs.
Habitats
Discover more about the UK's amazing natural habitats and the wildlife that live there. From peat bogs and caves, to woodlands and meadows!
Allerdale Borough Council and Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty receives funding to create over 100 acres of habitat for pollinators in Get Cumbria Buzzing! project
A £1.6 million project to help boost pollinators is coming to West Cumbria.
Charities urge stronger protection for Irish Sea and Welsh Coast as landmark reports reveal amount of carbon stored in seabed habitats for the first time
New series of reports – The Blue Carbon Mapping Project – provide the first estimate of carbon stored in UK seabed habitats, including in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Skiddaw tree-nursery volunteer - Paul Whitaker
One of our brilliant volunteers, Paul, explains why he volunteers with the Trust and how he got involved with habitat restoration.
Back to the woods
Danni heads back to Staveley Woodlands, after a sixth-month absence, takes in a deep breath of the warming, woodland scents and is inspired once again by this wonderful wildlife habitat
The National Lottery Heritage Fund supports our plans to restore and improve access to peatlands
We're planning to raise the profile of this important but ‘Cinderella’ habitat
Fen violet
A pale member of the violet family sometimes known as ‘milk violet’, the fen violet has a delicate and unassuming appearance. A real specialist of the wetland habitat, this species has seen a…
Skylark
The song of the skylark has been the subject of many great musical and literary works. A quintessential feature of our farmland and grasslands habitats, it is declining rapidly with habitat loss…
Bring back our lost wildlife
Immense pressure from decades of pollution and habitat loss has driven wildlife into catastrophic decline.