Park Wood is a serene ash woodland that’s had continuous woodland cover for hundreds of years. Limestone pavement is a feature of the local area and at Park Wood trees struggle to root and grow…
Hutton Roof Crags contains some of the best areas of limestone pavement in Britain, with a wealth of unusual plants and animals. Pavement occurs in a mosaic with woodland, scrub, grassland and…
Wild and undisturbed, this small reserve of raised and valley mires provides a habitat for many animal and plant species.
Once a large freshwater lake this unusual wetland habitat has a number of rare plant species. A speciality of the site here is the delicate bird's eye primrose, whilst other species include…
Wetland plants, important invertebrates and protected amphibians show why our smallest nature reserve is also one of the most important.
Dominated by limestone cliffs, decorated by wildflowers and colonised by rare butterflies, Warton Crag will leave you spellbound.
Venture across the great expanse of limestone pavement at this impressive nature reserve, perched high on the side of Ingleborough. Off the pavement, the rare and delicate plants of limestone…
Step into Aughton Woods and enter a magical place where wildlife and wildflowers flourish.
Ospreys use Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve as a nesting site. To visit for free see the directions below. Work to install board walks is ongoing but visitors can get to the raised viewing platform…
Limestone woodland provides shade for many species of ferns. Large mounds on the woodland floor are home to southern wood ants.
Come and join us at this varied nature reserve helping with a number of tasks including bramble cutting, tree removal and brash burning. This work when combined with summer grazing, will help to…
Find out about the John Muir Trust and its work on Helvellyn/ Glenridding Common in this talk by Pete Barron.
Learning through outdoor play for under fives and their parents and carers.
Come along to our volunteer day and help maintain the reserve for people and wildlife.
Come along to Heysham where we will provide an interactive outdoor nature session for toddlers packed with activities and healthy snacks and drinks to finish.
Weekly nature connection activities for adults living with mental health conditions.
Your chance to help with a variety of tasks, including coppicing, at this varied reserve above Grange-over-Sands. Come and learn some traditional forest management techniques that will help to…
Scrub clearance to maintain an open ride for fritillary butterflies, northern brown argus and other species as well as keeping the footpath open for visitors. A bonfire is likely!
David Harpley, Conservation Manager, will give an illustrated talk on the work of Cumbria Wildlife Trust in 2018 and share plans for the future.
Peter Mawby, ornithologist, photographer, ecologist and conservationist has studied dippers in our local rivers over many years. Here are his latest findings.