Windermere: an iconic lake in trouble?
Stephen Trotter explains how a number of issues are affecting the health of Lake Windermere and why a holistic approach is vital to its restoration.
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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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The Three Degrees
It is hot, hotter and even hotter! The Foulshaw Moss Osprey chicks successfully hatched and are now growing fast. Three chicks emerged from their shells right on time; on 22, 24 and 27 May. Here…
Protecting our seabirds
In her first blog, Jessie Prentice, Seasonal Warden at South Walney, talks about how she's protecting wildlife at this special coastal nature reserve
Breeding Ospreys at Foulshaw Moss
In this blog, one of our volunteers, Jenny Cornell, looks closer at some of the things the #FoulshawOspreys breeding pair has been doing so far this year.
Ospreys White YW and Blue 35, are…
Beguiled by blues
Butterfly expert Alan Sumnall offers a thorough guide to one of our most enchanting groups of butterflies – the blues.
Lions of the lawn
Discover some of the predators stalking through your garden’s grassland.
Osprey pair Blue 35 and White YW offspring- update
Here's an updated summary of the Foulshaw Moss osprey pair's offspring since 2014.
Huge, furry zeppelins of the insect world
Professor Dave Goulson explains when to look out for bumblebees emerging and how to tell them apart.
Paws for thought
The UK is a nation of both dog lovers and nature lovers, but are those two passions compatible? We spoke to some Wildlife Trust staff who balance both.
The woodland drummers
Meet the dawn chorus’s percussion section… Woodpeckers.