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We work out of three UK bases around Cumbria: Our Northern office at Gosling Sike near Carlisle, our Southern office at Plumgarths near Kendal, and on the West coast of Cumbria our South Walney Nature Reserve near Barrow.
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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)
Wild, Wet and Twig Who’s Who (Staveley Woodlands December Blog)
I thought I would start my recount of December with a big “Happy New Year” for 2020. I hope you all have lots of wonderful wild plans for the year ahead.
New report shows how nature nurtures children
The Wildlife Trusts call for every child to have a daily one-hour nature boost
New report calls for ambitious pesticide reduction target
Nation of insect champions needed to reverse insect decline
Staveley residents who saved Craggy Wood
A community who came together to save a beloved wood from private sale.
New report highlights the need to raise new funds to address tourism impacts in the Lake District
We welcome new report by the Friends of the Lake District
People who left a gift in their Will | Stories
Gifts in Wills support wildlife. Read some of the stories of people who left a gift in their Will.
Good views come to those who wait
The hunt for #FoulshawOspreys eggs hidden deep in the nest
Meet the volunteer who’s making swift progress in Penrith | Case study
Swifts - the arrow-shaped birds that scream through our skies in summer, spend life on the wing. That feeling of never touching the ground is familiar to Sue Rowlands, a volunteer swift champion who’s always on the go.
Roanhead holiday resort recommended for refusal
A statement by Friends of the Lake District, with National Trust, Woodland Trust, RSPB, Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust, and Cumbria GeoConservation
New campaign calls for a ‘legal right to local nature’ in Levelling Up reforms
More than 60 nature, planning, health and equality organisations, including the Wildlife Trusts, have today (21 Feb) launched a new ‘Nature For Everyone’ campaign, calling for a ‘legal right to…