Blog: By Tag

My name is Jess Cowburn and I’m the northern reserve placement student. For as long as I can remember I’ve preferred animals to people, so for me a job involving animals would be ideal. When the…

Cumbria Wildlife Trust are delighted to share a second collection of writing inspired by Eycott Hill Nature Reserve.

Volunteer Jenny looks back at a summer at Eycott Hill Nature Reserve...

My name is Jenny and I have just finished my second year at Durham University studying Biological Sciences. I am doing a summer placement with Cumbria Wildlife Trust, based at Eycott Hill Nature…

A poem inspired by a visit to Eycott Hill Nature Reserve.

Emily Dodd, a student from the University of Cumbria, joined a two-day course at Mungrisdale Village Hall and Eycott Hill Nature Reserve to learn all about lichens…

Although there was snow on the surrounding fell tops one or two signs of spring were starting to appear at Eycott Hill Nature Reserve on a guided walk earlier this month…

It was a chilly morning, but that didn’t stop me from getting out of bed and travelling to Eycott Hill – and was I glad to have done so!

Cumbria Wildlife Trust hosted a day’s course with Stuart Colgate from Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre to introduce people to the field tracks and signs of British mammals. Emily Dodd, a wildlife…

So it’s now November which means I’ve been working for Cumbria Wildlife Trust for 4 months and it’s crazy how quickly it has gone. It’s certainly been a busy few months filled with many different…