The month of moth misfortune
James Barclay, is on a nine-month work placement with the trust and is studying for a BSc in Animal Conservation Science at the University of Cumbria. Here he tells us about the events of his…
James Barclay, is on a nine-month work placement with the trust and is studying for a BSc in Animal Conservation Science at the University of Cumbria. Here he tells us about the events of his…
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…
Three osprey chicks were tagged with ID rings this week at Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve
I’m Libby, and I’m currently completing a research development internship in sustainable aquaculture (basically farming in water) at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) in Oban. In…
I'm Katie, a Biological Sciences undergraduate with the University of Liverpool and a volunteer with the Somerset Wildlife Trust. Later this year I will also be undertaking an internship with…
The wild rock dove is the ancestor to what is probably our most familiar bird - the feral pigeon, which is often found in large numbers in our towns and cities.
Ground-elder was likely introduced into the UK by the Romans and has since become naturalised. A medium-sized umbellifer, it is an invasive weed of shady places, gardens and roadsides.
The common shieldbug was once restricted to Southern England, but has since been moving northwards and is now quite widespread. It can be found in all kinds of habitats from gardens to farms.
The little ringed plover first nested in the UK in 1938, but has since moved in happily! It has taken advantage of an increase in man-made flooded gravel pits, reservoirs and quarries that provide…
It’s 40 years since we purchased Smardale Nature Reserve near Kirkby Stephen
It’s 20 years since Cumbria Wildlife Trust acquired Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve near Witherslack