No 'January Blues' here
An insight into the work of an Apprentice Conservation Officer.
Blog: Apprentice Conservation Officers
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!
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An inside view of a grey seal survey
Read on for an inside view of our fortnightly grey seal surveys...
Our two year apprenticeship begins
We have just joined Cumbria Wildlife Trust as Apprentices Conservation Officers and thought we’d introduce ourselves!
Why are our hedgerows and verges in such poor condition?
We have been contacted by one of our members who would like to open a conversation about the poor state of our hedgerows and roadside verges. Our member is a Cumbrian farmer who is very committed…
A brief look at (some of) the Apprentices' first year!
Unbelievably, we are fast approaching one year of being conservation apprentices here at Cumbria Wildlife Trust! We’re definitely not the newbies anymore; Isaac and I are now both deep into our…
January 2017- Our busiest month by far!
A jam packed month after Christmas saw the two Conservation Apprentices take on plenty new challenges
Conservation Apprentice Sian's look back over November & December
As warned by Kate CD, blogging regularly would become more and more difficult to fit in as Isaac and I got busier at the Trust – so this my attempt to squeeze two packed months into one blog post…
Crab Apples, Sloe Berries, meeting 'The Rusland Shepherdess' at Syke farm!
10th October 2016 - Fruit collecting and tree tagging with Jamie and Annie Meanwell
Hutton Roof Bird walk
Hutton Roof reserve visit and bird walk with the wonderful Bryan Yorke.
Battling Blackthorn for the seed bank!
A fantastic day out with Jamie collecting sloes and some lunchtime birding.