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In November I have been continuing with the field surveys at Thwaites Fell for the upland wetland restoration project and haven’t managed to make as much progress as I would like because of the…
We’ve had lots of fun over the last two months working with Prism Arts and primary school children from St Herbert’s in Keswick, Greystoke and Penruddock on the fantastic arts programme.
In October I have taken advantage of the unseasonably warm and sunny weather by getting outdoors as much as possible, surveying wetlands and getting some birding in!
So where do I begin? I’m now into my third month as the Eycott Hill placement student here at Cumbria Wildlife Trust, and I’ve been involved in the work parties at Eycott Hill.
The month of September brought lots of earth (plug planting), some wind (it's Cumbria) and no fire (phew) and also means I've been at Cumbria Wildlife Trust for a whole year! Terrible…
Eycott Hill was a busy place on Tuesday this week as lots of volunteers came along to help us as part of the annual Fell Care Day, organised by Friends of the Lake District.
Summer is proving to be even busier than expected, hence the lack of blog posts, but I'm not complaining about how much time I'm spending out of the office! Here is an update on how I’ve…
Ringing the 2015 Foulshaw Moss osprey chicks
If you’ve been to Eycott Hill Nature Reserve recently you might have noticed our lovely hay meadow.
After weeks of practice, #FoulshawOspreys finally take flight
