There were three in the nest, and the littlest fledged...
Things are really taking off at Foulshaw Moss, as volunteer & osprey enthusiast Alasdair McKee explains.
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Foulshaw Ospreys return for the 10th time
The ospreys have returned to Cumbria Wildlife Trust’s Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve for the 10th year.
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.
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.
Ospreys return & eggs arrive....
Ospreys have nested at Cumbria Wildlife Trust’s Foulshaw Moss reserve for the ninth year. Guest blogger and Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve volunteer Alasdair McKee tells us more...
Ringing the osprey chicks
Yan and Tan are now known as 410 and 411 (officially at least). Alasdair McKee, osprey enthusiast and volunteer at Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve, explains why ringing the osprey chicks is so…