An apple arch for wildlife
We started to construct the Apple archway walk in the autumn off 2019.
Blog
Get closer to the field and a little more behind the scenes by enjoying a read of the wild experiences, wildlife insights and recollections of staff and volunteers - writers from all over the organisation from our Reserve Officers to our Student placements.
We welcome guest bloggers! If you have something to write home about - whether you've got a trail cam in your garden, or you've been bird watching, or visited one of our nature reserves - if it's to do with Cumbria's wildlife and wild places then we'd love to hear from you!
Blog
Why do ospreys migrate and how do they find their way back?
Mary, our Digital Marketing Officer, shares some web cam footage of the 2021 osprey youngsters learning to handle their prey as they prepare for their first EVER migration alone.
Birds of prey
This Bird of Prey blog is an in-depth look at the identification of five commonly seen birds of prey, including information on flight style and where they’re likely to be seen.
Weed or Wild Flower?
Some plants tip the balance as to what is regarded as a weed/wild flower or a cultivated plant. But I think we should embrace them for their value to wildlife, and not as gardening misfits!
F is for Feathers, Flap, Fledge, FLY!
Mary, our Digital Marketing Officer, looks back at the past several days during which the Foulshaw Osprey chicks started to fledge.
Composting at home
I started totally using peat free compost in 2004 when working for BBC Gardeners World.
Swift Awareness Week
Swift expert Sarah Gibson explores the early life of these brilliant birds
Leaving hedges to their own devices is magic for wildlife
Hedgerows seem to hold a hidden aura of magic from the tallest to the shortest.
The lives of the osprey chicks... a closer look
Alasdair McKee, one of our amazing volunteers at Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve, takes a closer look into the lives of this year's three chicks.
Swifts, swallows and martins
How to identify swifts, swallows, sand martins and house martins