Discover our country's wild wonders with a FREE copy of Spectacular Britain, worth £20
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Join Cumbria Wildlife Trust by Monday 20 May and, as a thank you, we'll give you a copy of Spectacular Britain, worth £20, for free. This practical guide will tell you where and how to see our most captivating natural phenomenona, from wildflower meadows to salmon runs to magical murmurations.
Maps and a calendar help you to plan your adventures across the year, while expert tips will help you achieve the best sightings. And by joining us, you're helping to preserve these special natural wonders, too. Find out more about how your support helps nature.
Your membership benefits
Cumbria Wildlife Trust membership grants you access to Wildlife Trust Nature Reserves across Cumbria and the rest of the UK. You'll receive our info-packed Cumbrian Wildlife magazine three times a year & the accompanying 'What's On' guide, which is full of events for you to get involved with. Click here to view a sample copy of the magazine.
We'll also send you email updates about wildlife around the county & news from behind the scenes at the Trust, including a bi-monthly long-read article, Cumbrian Wildlife Extra, that gives you greater insight into an area of our work.
Family birdwatching at South Walney Nature Reserve
Family membership
Want to get the whole gang involved? Join as a family and you'll also get our ‘Wildlife Watch’ membership for up to 4 children at the same address, as well as The Wildlife Watcher's Handbook, our Wildlife Watch magazine four times a year, posters and stickers.
Our family membership is great for getting kids interested in nature. As a Watch member, your child can come along to our family events and get involved in some really great practical and fun activities like pond-dipping, rock-pooling and mini-beast hunts.
What your membership means
Without our members, we simply couldn’t cover our wildlife conservation costs. Their regular support helps to buy and care for our nature reserves, tackle some of the biggest threats to Cumbria’s wildlife and advocate for nature on a national scale.
15,000 members are helping to protect Cumbria’s wildlife & wild places. YOU can make a difference too, by joining today from just £3.50 per month.
Our important and constant work in managing nature reserves wouldn't be possible without the generous support of our members, both through volunteering and financial contributions.
You can join from just £3.50 a month, though many of our members choose to give more. Make a difference for Cumbria's wildlife.
Support your local green spaces and help them to thrive. We have 41 nature reserves for you to visit across Cumbria, including windswept dunescapes, ancient woodlands, wild peatbogs and flower-rich meadows.
Join today to help us keep these places special, for wildlife and people.
Membership enquiries
If you'd like to talk to us about becoming a member, please email membership@cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk or call 01539 816328
Line open 9am-5pm, Monday to Thursday.