Wildflowers for West Cumbria
New wildflower nursery to be created at Gosling Sike thanks to £3,000 grant from United Utilities Legacy Fund through the Cumbria Community Foundation
News
Keep up to date with our stories, research, projects and challenges as we work to save wildlife and wild places in Cumbria.
Response to the netting of hedges in Cumbria
Cumbria Wildlife Trusts advises against practice of netting hedgerows to stop wildlife nesting
Will it be a sixth brood for Foulshaw ospreys?
A pair of breeding ospreys has returned to Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve, prompting hopes that chicks will hatch here for the sixth year running
Eden’s top nature reserve set to welcome more visitors
Kirkby Stephen’s stunning Smardale Nature Reserve, which lies on part of the old Tebay to Darlington railway line, has always been popular with wildlife tourists, locals and walkers.
Family fun day to celebrate wonderful wildlife on Walney
Head to the Cumbrian coast this spring and discover seals, birds and a whole lot more!
Response to Government figures on badger culling in Cumbria
CEO responds to recent figures published by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Drone counts a record number of grey seals
We have counted a record number of grey seals at South Walney Nature Reserve, thanks to the latest drone technology
Awards for actors telling the tale of The Trolls of Eycott Hill!
Fifteen actors from the Edington Centre drama group in Penrith have been recognised with awards from the AQA Unit Award Scheme for their role in a play that helps to promote a local nature reserve…
Big or small, ponds for all
Cumbrian gardeners are urged to make a splash for wildlife
Excitement as Cumbrian osprey spotted in The Gambia
Young osprey which hatched last year at Foulshaw Moss is now thriving on the West African coast