Humphrey Head
With excellent views over Morecambe Bay, this limestone promontory has an unusual assemblage of plants and interesting geological exposures. Great place for watching birds on the estuary.
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Right through the night
Osprey sleep at night ! If with eggs or chicks, the female will usually sit on them with their head tucked under one wing. The male usually spends the night in very close proximity perched in a…
Conservation day at Humphrey Head Nature Reserve
Spend a day at this scenic reserve, enjoying spectacular views across Morecambe Bay and helping our conservation work.
Wading through Eycott Hill’s Winter Wonderland
It was a chilly morning, but that didn’t stop me from getting out of bed and travelling to Eycott Hill – and was I glad to have done so!
Steve Doyle
An instrumental force in bringing species of butterfly back from the brink in Cumbria.
Swallow
Look out for the swallow performing great aerial feats as it catches its insect-prey on the wing. You may also see it perching on a wire, or roosting in a reedbed, as it makes its way back to…
David Humphreys
Showing what can be achieved if you decide to let your garden grow wild.
Swifts, swallows and martins
How to identify swifts, swallows, sand martins and house martins
Variegated scallop
The shells of this small scallop are often found washed up on our shores and comes in lots of different colours, including pink, red, orange and purple.!
The Naddles Beck Project
Naddles Beck is a stream that flows around the east-side of Eycott Hill Nature Reserve, and runs all the way into the River Glenderamackin, which joins the River Derwent to flow through Keswick…
Great scallop
Great scallops are found around much of the UK and are a favourite seafood for people and starfish alike!
Common mallow
Common mallow is a handsome 'weed' of waste ground, roadside verges and gardens. Its deep pink, stripey flowers provide nectar for insects throughout the summer.