Beguiled by blues
Butterfly expert Alan Sumnall offers a thorough guide to one of our most enchanting groups of butterflies – the blues.
Blog: Butterflies
Image: Tom Marshall
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Looking out for spring's pollinators
With daylight lasting longer each day, spring is well underway across Cumbria. This means that many of our early pollinators have emerged after a long winter.
Survival strategies of butterflies and moths
The blog explores the different methods moths and butterflies have for surviving the winter, from the eggs that wait till spring to hatch, to the adults that occasionally emerge on mild winter…
Nature Diary No. 7 early June by Peter and Sylvia Woodhead
Visiting local Nature reserves and observing seasonal changes.
Nature Diary No. 5 May 2020 Peter and Sylvia Woodhead
Garden observations and visits to Cumbria Wildlife Trust Reserves during lockdown
Nature Diary No. 4 May 2020 by Peter and Sylvia Woodhead
Wild flowers and wildlife seen on local walks.
Nature Diary No. 2 Early April 2020 by Peter and Sylvia Woodhead
Our Nature blog for early April 2020, with plants and wildlife seen in local gardens during lockdown.
April in the wildlife garden
Wildlife notes from Plumgarths' gardener, Julia Sier.