Lakes holiday cottage company backs wildlife conservation
Lakelovers Holiday Cottages is one of the latest Cumbrian-based companies to join the Trust as a corporate member
Lakelovers Holiday Cottages is one of the latest Cumbrian-based companies to join the Trust as a corporate member
A Lake District holiday cottage company has lent its support to wildlife conservation across the county, by becoming a corporate member
As excitement mounts ahead of their return, there are a couple of questions that we often get asked about our lovely osprey – where are they now and how do we know they’ll be back?
Ali Morse, Water Policy Manager at The Wildlife Trusts, explores the importance of wetlands, with a focus on the benefits they bring to us, as well as wildlife – flood prevention, carbon capture…
The Sessile oak is so-called because its acorns are not held on stalks like those of the familiar English oak. It can be found in woodlands mainly in the north and west of the UK.
If you spot a crawling shell next time you're at the seaside, take a closer look… it might be a hermit crab!
The herring gull is the typical 'seagull' of our seaside resorts, though our coastal populations have declined in recent decades.
The common cockle is a traditional seaside favourite, both for its white shells often found in the sand and for the yummy snack of cockles doused in malt vinegar.
A couple of years ago Nick took the plunge and bought into a bird watching holiday company, and at a stroke his hobby became his livelihood.
Did you know your seaside scampi was actually a kind of lobster? Traditionally so - although the scampi that is often eaten with chips can be anything from prawns to fish.
Hutton Roof Crags are one of the best examples of Limestone Pavement in the UK, and yet they’re largely deserted, even on a sunny Bank Holiday Sunday.
I've just got back from a week's holiday to discover to my delight that the Foulshaw Moss ospreys have definitely laid eggs. My colleagues had downloaded camera footage from this week…