Autumn colour - part 1
The warm tones of oranges, golds and reds are synonymous with autumn. As well as enjoying the spectacle, questioning why leaves change and fall is just as fascinating.
The warm tones of oranges, golds and reds are synonymous with autumn. As well as enjoying the spectacle, questioning why leaves change and fall is just as fascinating.
The warm tones of oranges, golds and reds are synonymous with autumn. As well as enjoying the spectacle, questioning why leaves change and fall is just as fascinating.
A late-flowering plant, Autumn gentian displays pretty, mauve, tube-like flowers atop its reddish stems. It favours dry, chalk grassland and sand dune habitats.
There’s nothing quite as good at bringing back old memories as an evocative smell. Autumn is one of those times of year when evocative scents are everywhere.
For many birdwatchers things are just hotting up! We might be reaching the end of summer, but this is when a group of birds known as waders start to appear on our shores. Here are ten waders to…
There is definitely an Autumnal feel to the weather at the moment, with warm wet days followed by crisp, sunny, dry ones. All the leaves are turning to deep auburn and brown and slowly drifting…
How important is it just to walk around the garden at this time of year and just get a sense of what is happening to wildlife?
A series of free events at Cumbria Wildlife Trust’s Eycott Hill Nature Reserve this autumn will allow visitors to enjoy free guided walks, meet the grazier, join in with conservation days and…
We’ve enjoyed a fantastic summer working with our friends at Prism Arts, the Edington Centre, Eden Mencap, and Amy’s Care on an arts project inspired by the flower rich meadow at Eycott Hill…
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?