Wildlife Gardening with Allan Bank's Head Gardener
We asked Allan Bank's Head Gardener Rebecca about the work they do for wildlife at the National Trust property.
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Get closer to the field and a little more behind the scenes by reading about 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!
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Meet the neighbours: our #FoulshawOspreys have company
In this blog, our volunteer and osprey watcher, Jenny Cornell, introduces you to the #FoulshawOspreys neighbours on a second nest at Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve.
How osprey eggs are formed
In this blog our volunteer Jenny Cornell delves deeper into the development of an osprey egg – from a simple cell to a fully developed egg.
Welcome back, Foulshaw Ospreys!
As we anticipate another exciting #FoulshawOspreys season ahead, we welcome back White YW and Blue 35. Our volunteer, Jenny Cornell, ponders on the pattern of their arrival dates since they…
Wildlife Gardening with Sizergh Castle's Head Gardener
We asked Sizergh Castle's Head Gardener Bertie about the work they do for wildlife at the National Trust property.
Footballers, batmen and heroes | Hoverflies
This spring celebrate hoverflies with insect expert Vicki Hird MSc FRES!
Counting down the days
Embark on this year's #FoulshawOspreys journey with a read of this blog, written by one of our regular volunteers, J Cornell, as we look to the skies with a sense of hope.
Wildlife Gardening with Head Gardener of Wordsworth House & Garden
We joined Amanda, the Head Gardener at Wordsworth House and Garden, who told us about the work she does for wildlife at the National Trust property.
Myth-busting bats, newts and the economy vs nature protections
There has been widespread misinformation blaming nature as a blocker to growth in the run up to the Chancellor’s speech this week, writes Joe Keegan, public affairs officer at The Wildlife Trusts…
The climate driven storm of the century should ground Reeves’ push for airport expansion
As a wave of recent rhetoric from UK Government sends shockwaves across a nature-loving nation, it would seem that the new Labour administration is trying out a populist, anti-scientific stance on…