Blog: South Walney blog

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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seal mother and pup at south walney nature reserve credit emily baxter

Grey seal pup season

The grey seal colony at South Walney Nature Reserve is growing, with several pups being born here each year since 2015.

However, young seals and their mothers are incredibly vulnerable to…

a view from a bird hide at south walney copyright Abi Plowman

Salt works, shingle and seals at South Walney

Abi, who volunteers some of her time to the Trust, headed to the Furness Peninsula by bike to explore our South Walney Nature Reserve and wrote about her experience.

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