Ghosts, goblins and witches | Spooly species
This Halloween, discover some of the UK's most spooktacular species.
Get closer to the field and a little more behind the scenes by reading about the wild experiences, wildlife insights and recollections of staff and volunteers – writers from all over the organisation, from our Reserve Officers to our student placements.
We welcome guest bloggers! If you have something to write home about - whether you've got a trail cam in your garden, or you've been bird watching, or visited one of our nature reserves - if it's to do with Cumbria's wildlife and wild places then we'd love to hear from you!
This Halloween, discover some of the UK's most spooktacular species.
Ecologist Mike Waite, takes us through the overlooked world of spiders and the important role they play.
This summer has been a remarkable one for two very different osprey families at Foulshaw Moss – one helmed by seasoned veterans, the other with young birds just starting out. Both families have…
We joined Heather, Garden and Outdoor Manager at Acorn Bank, who told us all about the wildlife-friendly gardening they do.
When we hear on the news about devastating floods or heatwaves it's usually the human suffering that's reported but in the “Western” world at least we can usually find shelter, or turn…
A lot of plants have clever ways to help them survive extreme conditions: think of yew trees or gorse with their narrow waxy needle-like leaves, designed to minimise moisture loss; or stonecrops…
In this blog, our recently appointed Marine Futures Interns share their stories of the paths that led them to their Internships and what they've been up to in their new roles so far.
Our three young #FoulshawOspreys on nest one have successfully fledged – which means they're beginning the final stage of their time with us at Foulshaw Moss!
In this blog, we…
We are lucky enough to have remnants of rare temperate rainforest in the Rusland Valley.
With only a few months to raise their chicks, our #FoulshawOspreys pair has to do everything they can to keep the chicks safe and well fed. Find out more in this blog written by one of our osprey…